Behavioral archaeology: principles and practice
by Hollenback, Kacy L. Schiffer, Michael Brian Skibo, James M. Walker, William H.
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, behavi…
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- Full title :Behavioral archaeology : principles and practice / Michael Brian Schiffer ; with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and contributions by James M. Skibo and William H. Walker
Summary
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 elucidated the nature of archaeological inference and demonstrated the importance of dealing with formation processes in every aspect of archaeological research, but it also furnishes a highly original approach for studying and explaining behavioral and technological change. The main message of the book is that behavioral archaeology, which privileges the study of people-artifact interactions at every scale, furnishes a coherent, mature, and still-developing program for conducting archaeological research in any society, past or present.
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- Publication Date:2010
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- Publisher(s):Equinox Pub
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010
Notes
Origins and the four strategies of behavioral archaeology. Conceptual foundations. Archaeological inference. Cultural formation processes. Noncultural (environmental) formation processes. Identifying formation processes. Building chronologies : a Hohokam case study. The archaeological process. Research on technology : history and overview. Studying technological change / with James M. Skibo. 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. The "new" behavioral archaeology. Ritual and religion / Kacy L. Hollenback. A behavioral theory of meaning / with the assistance of Andrea R. Miller. The materiality of social power / with William H. Walker. Landscapes / Kacy L. Hollenback
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 220 s
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781845532871, 1845532872, 9781845532888, 1845532880
- oclc:ocn770852463
- LC Classification:CC80
- Dewey Decimal:930.1
Table of Contents
Origins and the four strategies of behavioral archaeology -- Conceptual foundations -- Archaeological inference -- Cultural formation processes -- Noncultural (environmental) formation processes -- Identifying formation processes -- Building chronologies : a Hohokam case study -- The archaeological process -- Research on technology : history and overview -- Studying technological change / with James M. Skibo -- 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 -- The "new" behavioral archaeology -- Ritual and religion / Kacy L. Hollenback -- A behavioral theory of meaning / with the assistance of Andrea R. Miller -- The materiality of social power / with William H. Walker -- Landscapes / Kacy L. Hollenback.
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