Archaeological Concepts For The Study Of The Cultural Past
by Sullivan, Alan P., IiiFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-03-25
Publisher(s): Univ of Utah Pr
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Summary
One idiosyncrasy of archaeology in North America is that it is considered a subfield of cultural anthropology. To explore the dimensions of this situation, editor Alan P. Sullivan assembled a group of practicing archaeologists, each with different expertise, to analyze problems with the current disciplinary arrangement and to recommend changes in practice and pedagogy that might coalesce into a truly archaeological study of the cultural past.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | p. vii |
| List of Tables | p. viii |
| Forward to the Cultural Past | p. 1 |
| An Archaeological View of the Archaeological Record | p. 7 |
| Raising the Bar: Making Geological and Archaeological Data More Meaningful for Understanding the Archaeological Record | p. 24 |
| Archaeological Science in America and Britain | p. 40 |
| Remote Sensing Approaches to Archaeological Reasoning: Pattern Recognition and Physical Principles | p. 65 |
| Non-Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Lithic Artifact and Assemblage Variability | p. 85 |
| Exploring the Historical Foundations and Interpretive Potential of Provenience | p. 108 |
| Theory, Method, and the Archaeological Study of Occupation Surfaces and Activities | p. 125 |
| Abandonment Patterning at Archaeological Settlements | p. 141 |
| List of Contributors | p. 159 |
| Index | p. 161 |
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