Archaeology As Long Term History

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1987-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 052132923X

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Archaeology as Long-Term History by Ian Hodder Pdf

In marked contrast with the anthropological and cross-cultural approaches that featured so prominently in archaeological research this contributory volume emphasises the archaeological significance of historical method and philosophy. Drawing particularly on the work of R. G. Collingwood, the contributors show that the notion of 'history seen from within' is a viable approach that can be applied in ethnoarchaeology and in both historic and prehistoric archaeology. There is a discussion of short, medium and long-term historical structures in relation to social events generating observed material culture patterning. Examination of the relationship between structure and event within historical contexts leads to insights into the interdependence of continuity and change, and into the nature of widely recognised processes such as acculturation, diffusion and migration.

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 052132923X

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Archaeology as Long-Term History by Ian Hodder Pdf

This contributory volume emphasises the archaeological significance of historical method and philosophy.

Author : D. Rae Gould,Holly Herbster,Heather Law Pezzarossi,Stephen A. Mrozowski
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813057330

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Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration by D. Rae Gould,Holly Herbster,Heather Law Pezzarossi,Stephen A. Mrozowski Pdf

Society for American Archaeology Scholarly Book Award Highlighting the strong relationship between New England’s Nipmuc people and their land from the pre-contact period to the present day, this book helps demonstrate that the history of Native Americans did not end with the arrival of Europeans. This is the rich result of a twenty-year collaboration between indigenous and nonindigenous authors, who use their own example to argue that Native peoples need to be integral to any research project focused on indigenous history and culture. The stories traced in this book center around three Nipmuc archaeological sites in Massachusetts—the seventeenth century town of Magunkaquog, the Sarah Boston Farmstead in Hassanamesit Woods, and the Cisco Homestead on the Hassanamisco Reservation. The authors bring together indigenous oral histories, historical documents, and archaeological evidence to show how the Nipmuc people outlasted armed conflict and Christianization efforts instigated by European colonists. Exploring key issues of continuity, authenticity, and identity, Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration provides a model for research projects that seek to incorporate indigenous knowledge and scholarship.

Author : John F. Cherry,Jack L. Davis,Helenē Mantzouranē
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025212237

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Landscape Archaeology as Long-term History by John F. Cherry,Jack L. Davis,Helenē Mantzouranē Pdf

Author : Paul Bahn
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191642333

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Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Bahn Pdf

This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. In this new edition, Paul Bahn brings the text up to date, including information about new discoveries and interpretations in the field, and highlighting the impact of developments such as the potential use of DNA and stable isotopes in teeth, as well the effect technology and science are having on archaeological exploration. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Robbie Ethridge,Eric E. Bowne
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683401902

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The Historical Turn in Southeastern Archaeology by Robbie Ethridge,Eric E. Bowne Pdf

This volume uses case studies to capture the recent emphasis on history in archaeological reconstructions of America’s deep past. Previously, archaeologists studying “prehistoric” America focused on long-term evolutionary change, imagining ancient societies like living organisms slowly adapting to environmental challenges. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how today’s researchers are incorporating a new awareness that the precolonial era was also shaped by people responding to historical trends and forces. Essays in this volume delve into sites across what is now the United States Southeast—the St. Johns River Valley, the Gulf Coast, Greater Cahokia, Fort Ancient, the southern Appalachians, and the Savannah River Valley. Prominent scholars of the region highlight the complex interplay of events, human decision-making, movements, and structural elements that combined to shape native societies. The research in this volume represents a profound shift in thinking about precolonial and colonial history and begins to erase the false divide between ancient and contemporary America. Contributors: Susan M. Alt | Robin Beck | Eric E. Bowne | Robert A. Cook | Robbie Ethridge | Jon Bernard Marcoux | Timothy R. Pauketat | Thomas J. Pluckhahn | Asa R. Randall | Christopher B. Rodning | Kenneth E. Sassaman | Lynne P. Sullivan | Victor D. Thompson | Neill J. Wallis | John E. Worth A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series

Author : Tim Murray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521796822

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The Archaeology of Contact in Settler Societies by Tim Murray Pdf

This work provides a global approach to the study of contact archaeology in settler societies.

Author : Matthew W. Betts,M. Gabriel Hrynick
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487587963

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The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast by Matthew W. Betts,M. Gabriel Hrynick Pdf

A notable contribution to North American archaeological literature, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast is the first book to integrate and interpret archaeological data from the entire Atlantic Northeast, making unprecedented cultural connections across a broad region that encompasses the Canadian Atlantic provinces, the Quebec Lower North Shore, and Maine. Beginning with the earliest Indigenous occupation of the area, this book presents a cultural overview of the Atlantic Northeast, and weaves together the histories of the Indigenous peoples whose traditional lands make up this territory, including the Innu, Beothuk, Inuit, and numerous Wabanaki bands and tribes. Emphasizing historical connection and cultural continuity, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast tracks the development of the earliest peoples in this area as they responded to climate and ecosystem change by transforming their glacier-edge way of life to one on the water’s edge, becoming one of the most successful and longstanding marine-oriented cultures in North America. Supported by more than a hundred illustrations and maps documenting the archaeological legacy, as well as discussions of unanswered questions intended to spur debate, this comprehensive text is ideal for students, researchers, professional archaeologists, and anyone interested in the history of this region.

Author : Ian Hodder,Scott Hutson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521528844

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Reading the Past by Ian Hodder,Scott Hutson Pdf

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Author : Lee M. Panich,Sara L. Gonzalez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000403619

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Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous-Colonial Interaction in the Americas by Lee M. Panich,Sara L. Gonzalez Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous-Colonial Interaction in the Americas brings together scholars from across the hemisphere to examine how archaeology can highlight the myriad ways that Indigenous people have negotiated colonial systems from the fifteenth century through to today. The contributions offer a comprehensive look at where the archaeology of colonialism has been and where it is heading. Geographically diverse case studies highlight longstanding theoretical and methodological issues as well as emerging topics in the field. The organization of chapters by key issues and topics, rather than by geography, fosters exploration of the commonalities and contrasts between historical contingencies and scholarly interpretations. Throughout the volume, Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors grapple with the continued colonial nature of archaeology and highlight Native perspectives on the potential of using archaeology to remember and tell colonial histories. This volume is the ideal starting point for students interested in how archaeology can illuminate Indigenous agency in colonial settings. Professionals, including academic and cultural resource management archaeologists, will find it a convenient reference for a range of topics related to the archaeology of colonialism in the Americas.

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521329248

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The Archaeology of Contextual Meanings by Ian Hodder Pdf

This companion volume to Archaeology as Long-term History focuses on the symbolism of artefacts. It seeks at once to refine the theory and method relating to interpretation and show, with examples, how to conduct this sort of archaeological work. Some contributors work with the material culture of modern times or the historic period, areas in which the symbolism of mute artefacts has traditionally been thought most accessible. However, the book also contains a good number of applications in prehistory to demonstrate the feasibility of symbolic interpretation where good contextual data survive from the distant past. In relation to wider debates within the social sciences, the volume is characterised by a concern to place abstract symbolic codes within their historical context and within the contexts of social actions. In this respect, it develops further some of the ideas presented in Dr Hodder's Symbolic and Structural Archaeology, an earlier volume in this series.

Author : Georgia L. Fox
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683401445

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An Archaeology and History of a Caribbean Sugar Plantation on Antigua by Georgia L. Fox Pdf

This volume uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct daily life at Betty’s Hope plantation on the island of Antigua, one of the largest sugar plantations in the Caribbean. It demonstrates the rich information that the multidisciplinary approach of contemporary historical archaeology can offer when assessing the long-term impacts of sugarcane agriculture on the region and its people. Drawing on ten years of research at the 300-year-old site, the researchers uncover the plantation’s inner workings and its connections to broader historical developments in the Atlantic World. Excavations at the Great House reveal similarities to other British colonial sites, and historical records reveal the owners’ involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and in the trade of rum and other commodities. Artifacts uncovered from the slave quarters—ceramic tokens, repurposed bottle glass, and hundreds of Afro-Antiguan pottery sherds—speak to the agency of enslaved peoples in the face of harsh living conditions. Contributors also use ethnographic field data collected from interviews with contemporary farmers, as well as soil analysis to demonstrate how three centuries of sugarcane monocropping created a complicated legacy of soil depletion. Today tourism has long surpassed sugar as Antigua’s primary economic driver. Looking at visitor exhibits and new technologies for exploring and interpreting the site, the volume discusses best practices in cultural heritage management at Betty’s Hope and other locations that are home to contested historical narratives of a colonial past. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series

Author : Tim Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134828630

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Time and Archaeology by Tim Murray Pdf

The concept of time is salient to all human affairs and can be understood in a variety of different ways. This pioneering collection is the first comprehensive survey of time and archaeology. It includes chapters from a broad, international range of contributors, which combine theoretical and empirical material. They illustrate and explore the diversity of archaeological approaches to time.

Author : A. Bernard Knapp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0521411742

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Archaeology, Annales, and Ethnohistory by A. Bernard Knapp Pdf

This collection considers the relevance of the Annales 'school' for archaeology. The Annales movement regarded orthodox history as too much concerned with events, too narrowly political, too narrative in form and too isolated from neighbouring disciplines. Annalistes attempted to construct a 'total' history, dealing with a wide range of human activity, and combining divergent material, documentary, and theoretical approaches to the past. Annales-oriented research utilizes the techniques and tools of various ancillary fields, and integrates temporal, spatial, material and behavioural analyses. Such an approach is obviously attractive to archaeologists, for even though they deal with material data rather than social facts, they are just as much as historians interested in understanding social, economic and political factors such as power and dominance, conflict, exchange and other human activities. Three introductory essays consider the relationship between Annales methodology and current archaeological theory. Case studies draw upon methodological variations of the multifaceted Annales approach. The volume concludes with two overviews, one historical and the other archaeological.

Author : Alexandra Alexandri,Victor Buchli,John Carman,Ian Hodder,Jonathan Last,Gavin Lucas,Michael Shanks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317799467

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Interpreting Archaeology by Alexandra Alexandri,Victor Buchli,John Carman,Ian Hodder,Jonathan Last,Gavin Lucas,Michael Shanks Pdf

This volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past. The authors, drawn from Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, represent many different strands of archaeology. They address the philosophical issues involved in interpretation and a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, a recognition of how past researchers have also imposed their own value systems on the evidence which they presented.