Ethnoarchaeology in Action

Name: Ethnoarchaeology in Action
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ISBN: 9780521667791

ISBN-10: 0521667798

ISBN-13: 9780521667791

Edition: 2001

Authors: Nicholas David, Carol Kramer, Norman Yoffee, Susan Alcock, Tom Dillehay

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Ethnoarchaeology first developed as the study of ethnographic material culture from archaeological perspectives. Over the past half century it has expanded its scope, especially to cultural and social anthropology. Both authors are leading practitioners, and their theoretical perspective embraces both the processualism of the New Archaeology and the post-processualism of the 1980s and 90s. A case-study approach enables a balanced global geographic and topical coverage, including consideration of materials in French and German. Three introductory chapters discuss the subject and its history, survey the theory, and discuss field methods and ethics. Ten topical chapters consider formation…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 508
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English



List of figures and credits


List of tables


Preface


Acknowledgments



Ethnoarchaeology: its nature, origins, and history



Theorizing ethnoarchaeology and analogy



Fieldwork and ethics



Human residues: entering the archaeological context



Fauna and subsistence



Studying artifacts: functions, operating sequences, taxonomy



Style and the marking of boundaries: contrasting regional studies



Settlement: systems and patterns



Site structures and activities



Architecture



Specialist craft production and apprenticeship



Trade and exchange



Mortuary practices, status, ideology, and systems of thought



Conclusions: ethnoarchaeology in context


Bibliography


Index