Behavioral Archaeology Principles and Practice

Name: Behavioral Archaeology Principles and Practice
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ISBN: 9781845532888

ISBN-10: 1845532880

ISBN-13: 9781845532888

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael B. Schiffer, James M. Skibo, William H. Walker, Michael Brian Schiffer

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This book is a synthesis of the fundamental method and theory of behavioral archaeology, organized in terms of the temporal order in which general topics have been addressed. The development of key ideas is recounted in relation to the historical contexts in which they emerged. Among the major topics addressed are philosophy of science and the scientific method, artifacts and human behavior, archaeological inference, formation processes of the archaeological record, technological change, behavioral change, and human communication. Case studies make clear the relevance of behavioral method and theory for the everyday practice of archaeology. Not only has behavioral archaeology successfully…

Book details

Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Michael Brian Schiffer is Fred A. Riecker Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona and Research Associate at the Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of six previous books on technology.



Preface




Introduction



Behavioral Archaeology: Origins and the Four Strategies



Conceptual Foundations



Inference and Formation Processes



Archaeological Inference



Cultural Formation Processes



Noncultural (Environmental) Formation Processes



Identifying Formation Processes



Building Chronologies: A Hohokam Case Study



The Archaeological Process



Technology



Research on Technology: History and Overview



Studying Technological Change




Ceramic Surface Treatments and Cooking Pot Performance



Folk Theories and Scientific Theories: The Case of the Early Electric Automobile



Long-Term Technological Competitions



Technological Differentiation



Differential Adoption and the Electric Lighthouse



The Cascade Model of Invention Processes



New Directions



The "New" Behavioral Archaeology



Ritual and Religion




A Behavioral Theory of Meaning




The Materiality of Social Power




Landscapes



Bibliography


Index