The World as Artefact: Material Culture Studies and Archaeology
... in totally different environments must have done” (Bahn 1989:5253). Although this attitude is presented ironically and humorously, it represents quite fairly the attitude that traditional archaeologists have towards ethno-archaeology and analogies in general. Thus, the hidden prejudices have had con ...
... in totally different environments must have done” (Bahn 1989:5253). Although this attitude is presented ironically and humorously, it represents quite fairly the attitude that traditional archaeologists have towards ethno-archaeology and analogies in general. Thus, the hidden prejudices have had con ...
AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF `PROTO
... A brief outline of the Amerindian as well as the early European-Amerindian trade is provided, focusing on the roots of economic interaction as well as objects typically traded including marine shell and copper-based objects. Essential to interpretation of the Susquehannocks, the role of major water ...
... A brief outline of the Amerindian as well as the early European-Amerindian trade is provided, focusing on the roots of economic interaction as well as objects typically traded including marine shell and copper-based objects. Essential to interpretation of the Susquehannocks, the role of major water ...
Cultural Transmission Theory and the Archaeological Record
... The same sort of understanding must be applied to the study of cultural variability. Gabora (2004), for example, notes that the locus of cultural replication is in the minds of individuals. Minds are more than simple ‘‘bags’’ that hold traits but complex webs of algorithms and rules for acquiring an ...
... The same sort of understanding must be applied to the study of cultural variability. Gabora (2004), for example, notes that the locus of cultural replication is in the minds of individuals. Minds are more than simple ‘‘bags’’ that hold traits but complex webs of algorithms and rules for acquiring an ...
Re-Presenting the Past
... means and strategies by which the archaeological past comes to us. All periods, all areas fall within the purview of this class, which looks in detail at the process by which material culture is digested and re-presented. Premises (1) Representations of the archaeological past are examples of interp ...
... means and strategies by which the archaeological past comes to us. All periods, all areas fall within the purview of this class, which looks in detail at the process by which material culture is digested and re-presented. Premises (1) Representations of the archaeological past are examples of interp ...
Saturday - Society for American Archaeology
... the next generation of archaeologists with lessons learned at WS Ranch Michael Aiuvalasit—Using geoarchaeology to expand the interpretive potential of ...
... the next generation of archaeologists with lessons learned at WS Ranch Michael Aiuvalasit—Using geoarchaeology to expand the interpretive potential of ...
prehistoric hunter-gatherers and farmers in the adriatic and
... luminescence and U-series techniques. For this period, there are often problems in dating chronological sequences due to the lack of available material related to human occupation such as bones, charcoal, sediments or flints. This presentation will illustrate how the accurate dating of the transitio ...
... luminescence and U-series techniques. For this period, there are often problems in dating chronological sequences due to the lack of available material related to human occupation such as bones, charcoal, sediments or flints. This presentation will illustrate how the accurate dating of the transitio ...
Sonya Atalay University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of
... Peer-Reviewed Books In Prep Braiding Knowledge: Critical Issues and Future Challenges in Indigenous Archaeology. Anticipated submission to Cambridge University Press for external review: December 2013. In Prep Transforming Archaeology: From Excavation to Engagement (first editor, with Lee Clauss, Ra ...
... Peer-Reviewed Books In Prep Braiding Knowledge: Critical Issues and Future Challenges in Indigenous Archaeology. Anticipated submission to Cambridge University Press for external review: December 2013. In Prep Transforming Archaeology: From Excavation to Engagement (first editor, with Lee Clauss, Ra ...
Unearthing the Past, Learning for the Future: Archaeology at
... features, or anomalies, revealed by the remote sensing, and to compare the results of the two methods. The results were encouraging. The documentary evidence, particularly the diaries kept by Dr. Charles Drayton between 1784 and 1820, were also important in interpreting the archaeological evidence. ...
... features, or anomalies, revealed by the remote sensing, and to compare the results of the two methods. The results were encouraging. The documentary evidence, particularly the diaries kept by Dr. Charles Drayton between 1784 and 1820, were also important in interpreting the archaeological evidence. ...
Archaeology, Annales, and ethnohistory
... expounded not only by sociologists (e.g., Weber 1956)' anthropologists (e.g., White 1945: 245), anð archaeologists (e.g., Hodder 1986: ll-17), but by all generations of Annalistes. In what follows, I present first a broad overview ol lour generations of Annales scholarship in the context of the rift ...
... expounded not only by sociologists (e.g., Weber 1956)' anthropologists (e.g., White 1945: 245), anð archaeologists (e.g., Hodder 1986: ll-17), but by all generations of Annalistes. In what follows, I present first a broad overview ol lour generations of Annales scholarship in the context of the rift ...
The Neoliberal Challenge
... two kilometers away from the ruins of Teotihuacán. The controversy that surrounded, and continues to this day, the construction of the store made it seem like the worries about the protected status of Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage were, in fact, grounded in reality. Clearly there was something imp ...
... two kilometers away from the ruins of Teotihuacán. The controversy that surrounded, and continues to this day, the construction of the store made it seem like the worries about the protected status of Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage were, in fact, grounded in reality. Clearly there was something imp ...
CULTURAL ECOLOGY AND THE INDIGENOUS LANDSCAPE
... (Figure 1), hunting and gathering the many resources that abound in the region and adapting to the changes in their environment over time. The earliest inhabitants were probably Paleoindian peoples who arrived toward the end of the Pleistocene, hunting the now-extinct megafauna that roamed the area ...
... (Figure 1), hunting and gathering the many resources that abound in the region and adapting to the changes in their environment over time. The earliest inhabitants were probably Paleoindian peoples who arrived toward the end of the Pleistocene, hunting the now-extinct megafauna that roamed the area ...
Anatomy Anthropology (ANTH)
... An introduction to the study of concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of sociocultural systems. The course typically includes subjects such as subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social i ...
... An introduction to the study of concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of sociocultural systems. The course typically includes subjects such as subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social i ...
REFERENCES CITED
... 1982 A Historical Review of Ethnological and Archaeological Analyses of Mortuary Practice. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1:32-58. Barton, C.M., and G.A. Clark 1997 Rediscovering Darwin: Evolutionary Theory and Archeological Explanation. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological A ...
... 1982 A Historical Review of Ethnological and Archaeological Analyses of Mortuary Practice. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1:32-58. Barton, C.M., and G.A. Clark 1997 Rediscovering Darwin: Evolutionary Theory and Archeological Explanation. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological A ...
1 The “Ethnographic Turn” in Archaeology
... political histories of archaeology (Patterson 1986, 1994, 1999, 2003; Rutsch 2002; Kehoe 1998) as well as many of the “internal” analyses of the sociopolitical dimensions of archaeological practices, epistemology, and interpretations (Leone, Potter, and Schakel 1987; Gero and Conkey 1991; Gero, Lacy ...
... political histories of archaeology (Patterson 1986, 1994, 1999, 2003; Rutsch 2002; Kehoe 1998) as well as many of the “internal” analyses of the sociopolitical dimensions of archaeological practices, epistemology, and interpretations (Leone, Potter, and Schakel 1987; Gero and Conkey 1991; Gero, Lacy ...
Historical Archaeology from a World Perspective
... Prehistorical, Biblical, Egyptian, Medieval or Industrial archaeologies, even though early on Childe or Wheeler would not limit their interests to one period and area alone. The archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval periods would develop recently and Carandini (1979, pp. 322-3) probably offered ...
... Prehistorical, Biblical, Egyptian, Medieval or Industrial archaeologies, even though early on Childe or Wheeler would not limit their interests to one period and area alone. The archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval periods would develop recently and Carandini (1979, pp. 322-3) probably offered ...
The Archaeology of African History
... sessions and comments on an earlier draft; and to Pete Robertshaw and two anonymous reviewers for their ...
... sessions and comments on an earlier draft; and to Pete Robertshaw and two anonymous reviewers for their ...
Virtual Survey on North Mesopotamian Tell Sites
... recorded within the tile 36 N, 38 E. The tell sites had been identified from CORONA images and several seasons of fieldwork associated with excavation projects15 . These tells ranges from one to 60 ha in area and from less than 5 m to more than 50 m in height. In order to keep this validated data a ...
... recorded within the tile 36 N, 38 E. The tell sites had been identified from CORONA images and several seasons of fieldwork associated with excavation projects15 . These tells ranges from one to 60 ha in area and from less than 5 m to more than 50 m in height. In order to keep this validated data a ...
The Mesolithic
... Most of the latter is, or has been, undertaken by dedicated amateurs and non-professionals, often within the context of local archaeological societies. Much of this research is, as yet, unpublished and has only taken place in the last decade or so. As it is not fully in the public domain, only a rel ...
... Most of the latter is, or has been, undertaken by dedicated amateurs and non-professionals, often within the context of local archaeological societies. Much of this research is, as yet, unpublished and has only taken place in the last decade or so. As it is not fully in the public domain, only a rel ...
Archaeology of Lubaantun - National Institute of Culture and History
... periodic increases as people came in from surrounding areas for gatherings, festivals, feasts, ceremonies, speeches, and social dances. Population estimates can be made based on archaeological settlement surveys. Using an average of 15 people per plazuela or household group, the population density a ...
... periodic increases as people came in from surrounding areas for gatherings, festivals, feasts, ceremonies, speeches, and social dances. Population estimates can be made based on archaeological settlement surveys. Using an average of 15 people per plazuela or household group, the population density a ...
Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology on the Sea-bed
... Figure 63). These deposits are mostly, if not all, also of Pleistocene fluvial origin. Some may, however, be of marine coastal origin, representing submerged Pleistocene storm beaches or gravel bars. The superficial sea-bed sediments that comprise MADs have mostly been formed during the Middle and L ...
... Figure 63). These deposits are mostly, if not all, also of Pleistocene fluvial origin. Some may, however, be of marine coastal origin, representing submerged Pleistocene storm beaches or gravel bars. The superficial sea-bed sediments that comprise MADs have mostly been formed during the Middle and L ...
culture contact studies - redefining the relationship
... novations in food, architectural forms, kitchen tools, and other material culture (see Deagan 1990a:240, 1990b:307-308; Crowell 1994:160-181), while native women, related kinspeople, and their offspring were exposed to various manifestations of European "culture," as well as a diverse range of cultu ...
... novations in food, architectural forms, kitchen tools, and other material culture (see Deagan 1990a:240, 1990b:307-308; Crowell 1994:160-181), while native women, related kinspeople, and their offspring were exposed to various manifestations of European "culture," as well as a diverse range of cultu ...
The life of an artifact in an interpretive archaeology
... Michael Shanks, Department of Classics, Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305-2080, USA ...
... Michael Shanks, Department of Classics, Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305-2080, USA ...
Volume 35 #4
... difficult to distinguish between sedimentary infill and mudbrick, the primary building material during the Iron Age. Although my role was to collect archaeomagnetic samples, as an archaeologist, I feel it is critical to understand the sedimentary context, excavation strategies and archaeological set ...
... difficult to distinguish between sedimentary infill and mudbrick, the primary building material during the Iron Age. Although my role was to collect archaeomagnetic samples, as an archaeologist, I feel it is critical to understand the sedimentary context, excavation strategies and archaeological set ...
Excavation (archaeology)
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or ""dig"" is a site being studied. Such a site excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or a connected series of sites, and may be conducted over as little as several weeks to over a number of years.