Ethnoarchaeology in action
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Ethnoarchaeology in action
（Cambridge world archaeology）
Cambridge University Press, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Ethnoarchaeology first developed as the study of ethnographic material culture from archaeological perspectives. Over the past half century it has expanded its scope, especially to cultural and social anthropology. Both authors are leading practitioners, and their theoretical perspective embraces both the processualism of the New Archaeology and the post-processualism of the 1980s and 90s. A case-study approach enables a balanced global geographic and topical coverage, including consideration of materials in French and German. Three introductory chapters discuss the subject and its history, survey the theory, and discuss field methods and ethics. Ten topical chapters consider formation processes, subsistence, the study of artefacts and style, settlement systems, site structure and architecture, specialist craft production, trade and exchange, and mortuary practices and ideology. Ethnoarchaeology in Action concludes with ethnoarchaeology's contributions actual and potential, and with a look at its place within anthropology. It is generously illustrated, including many photographs of leading ethnoarchaeologists in action.
Table of Contents
- List of figures and credits
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Ethnoarchaeology: its nature, origins, and history
- 2. Theorizing ethnoarchaeology and analogy
- 3. Fieldwork and ethics
- 4. Human residues: entering the archaeological context
- 5. Fauna and subsistence
- 6. Studying artifacts: functions, operating sequences, taxonomy
- 7. Style and the marking of boundaries: contrasting regional studies
- 8. Settlement: systems and patterns: 9. Site structures and activities
- 10. Architecture
- 11. Specialist craft production and apprenticeship
- 12. Trade and exchange
- 13. Mortuary practices, status, ideology, and systems of thought
- 14. Conclusions: ethnoarchaeology in context
- Bibliography
- Index.
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