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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483294285
Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory
Author : Michael B Schiffer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483214832
Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 8 is a collection of papers that discusses postprocessual archaeology, bone technology, and tree-ring dating in Eastern North America. One paper discriminates between the process and norm, and eliminates the dichotomy by locating human agency and the active. It focuses on monitoring individuals as being in the center of social theory. Another paper discuses the physical model and the textual model that describe the basic components of an archaeological record. For example, the first model implies that archaeological inferences move from material components of the record to material phenomena in the past. The second model assumes that archaeological inference should move from material phenomena to mental phenomena, from material symbols to the ideas and beliefs they encode. Another paper explains the use of analogy as a useful tool in archaeological considerations. One paper investigates bones as a material for study, including the analysis of carnivore-induced fractures or hominid-induced modifications from using bones as tools. The collection is suitable for sociologists, anthropologist, professional or amateur archaeologists, and museum curators studying archaeological artifacts.
Author : Michael B. Schiffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : OCLC:669683809
Author : M. Steven Shackley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781475792768
This volume is the third in the Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science series sponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS). The purpose of this series is to provide summaries of advances in various topics in ar chaeometry, archaeological science, environmental archaeology, preservation technology, and museum conservation. The SAS exists to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists and colleagues in the natural and physical sciences. SAS mem bers are drawn from many disciplinary fields. However, they all share a common belief that physical science techniques and methods constitute an essential component of contemporary archaeological field and laboratory studies. The series editors wish to thank the reviewers of each of the chapters in this volume for their excellent comments and suggestions. We also wish to thank Chriss jones for her invaluable assistance in the preparation of the texts for submission to the publisher. xi Preface As noted in the introductory chapter, this volume is the second major review of research progress in the study of archaeological obsidian. An earlier book, Advances in Obsidian Glass Studies: Archaeological and Geochemical Perspectives, appeared in 1976. A comparison of the treatment of topics reflected in this earlier work and that contained in this volume not only highlights important advances in the quality and depth of research on archaeological obsidian over more than a quarter of a century but also illustrates more generally some characteristics of developments in the archaeological science field in general.
Author : William D. Haglund,Marcella H. Sorg
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1420058355
Liberally illustrated with photographs, maps, and other images, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory, and Archaeological Perspectives offers modern techniques for obtaining clues from postmortem evidence. This bestselling reference examines techniques in recovery and analysis, coverage of mass grave investigation, applications of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA techniques, interpretation of burned human remains, the discrimination of trauma from postmortem change, and taphonomic interpretation of water deaths both at the scene and in the lab. It also discusses microenvironmental variation and decomposition in different environments, as well as geochemical and entomological analysis.
Author : Matthew Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444360417
Archaeological Theory, 2nd Edition is the most current and comprehensive introduction to the field available. Thoroughly revised and updated, this engaging text offers students an ideal entry point to the major concepts and ongoing debates in archaeological research. New edition of a popular introductory text that explores the increasing diversity of approaches to archaeological theory Features more extended coverage of 'traditional' or culture-historical archaeology Examines theory across the English-speaking world and beyond Offers greatly expanded coverage of evolutionary theory, divided into sociocultural and Darwinist approaches Includes an expanded glossary, bibliography, and useful suggestions for further readings
Author : Michael B. Schiffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0120000059
Author : Michael B. Schiffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : OCLC:222277921
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Author : John M. Marston,Jade d'Alpoim Guedes,Christina Warinner
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607323167
Paleoethnobotany, the study of archaeological plant remains, is poised at the intersection of the study of the past and concerns of the present, including agricultural decision making, biodiversity, and global environmental change, and has much to offer to archaeology, anthropology, and the interdisciplinary study of human relationships with the natural world. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany demonstrates those connections and highlights the increasing relevance of the study of past human-plant interactions for understanding the present and future. A diverse and highly regarded group of scholars reference a broad array of literature from around the world as they cover their areas of expertise in the practice and theory of paleoethnobotany—starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, ancient DNA, digital data management, and ecological and postprocessual theory. The only comprehensive edited volume focusing on method and theory to appear in the last twenty-five years, Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany addresses the new areas of inquiry that have become central to contemporary archaeological debates, as well as the current state of theoretical, methodological, and empirical work in paleoethnobotany.
Author : Margaret Cox,John Hunter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134482276
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods of forensic archaeology, and particularly to the the main areas of recovery, search, skeletal analysis and analytical science, where archaeology can play a major part in criminal cases.
Author : Michael B Schiffer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483299099
Selections for Students from Volumes 1-4
Author : C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521406439
American archaeology today encompasses a huge range of approaches and draws eclectically on a multitude of academic disciplines. Until now, however, there has been no book seeking to separate the main strands and traditions of research and present a rounded picture of American archaeological thought in all its diversity. The seventeen essays in Archaeological Thought in America describe recent theoretical advances and present substantive interpretations of prehistoric data drawn from a variety of cultures and time-frames, including Mesoamerica, Central Asia, India and China. The contributors include many of the leading North American archaeologists of this generation.
Author : Marcella H. Sorg,William D. Haglund
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 1439821925
Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical anthropology concepts to the medicolegal investigation of death (forensic anthropology). Forensic Taphonomy explains these links in a broad-based, multidisciplinary volume. It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and uses forensic cases to extend taphonomic theories. Review articles, case reports, and chapters on methodology round out this book's unique approach to forensic science.
Author : Dries Daems
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000344738
Social Complexity and Complex Systems in Archaeology turns to complex systems thinking in search of a suitable framework to explore social complexity in Archaeology. Social complexity in archaeology is commonly related to properties of complex societies such as states, as opposed to so-called simple societies such as tribes or chiefdoms. These conceptualisations of complexity are ultimately rooted in Eurocentric perspectives with problematic implications for the field of archaeology. This book provides an in-depth conceptualisation of social complexity as the core concept in archaeological and interdisciplinary studies of the past, integrating approaches from complex systems thinking, archaeological theory, social practice theory, and sustainability and resilience science. The book covers a long-term perspective of social change and stability, tracing the full cycle of complexity trajectories, from emergence and development to collapse, regeneration and transformation of communities and societies. It offers a broad vision on social complexity as a core concept for the present and future development of archaeology. This book is intended to be a valuable resource for students and scholars in the field of archaeology and related disciplines such as history, anthropology, sociology, as well as the natural sciences studying human-environment interactions in the past.
Author : James M. Skibo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461441991
The 1992 publication of Pottery Function brought together the ethnographic study of the Kalinga and developed a method and theory for how pottery was actually used. Since then, there have been considerable advances in understanding how pottery was actually used, particularly in the area of residue analysis, abrasion, and sooting/carbonization. At the 20th anniversary of the book, it is time to assess what has been done and learned. One of the concerns of those working in pottery analysis is that they are unsure how to “do” use-alteration analysis on their collection. Another common concern is understanding intended pottery function—the connections between technical choices and function. This book is designed to answer these questions using case studies from the author and his colleagues for applying use-alteration analysis to infer actual pottery function. The focus of Understanding Pottery Function is on how practicing archaeologists can infer function from their ceramic collection.