Archaeological Concepts For The Study Of The Cultural Past

by Sullivan, Alan P., Iii

• ISBN13: 9780874809169
• ISBN10: 0874809169
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-25
• Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr

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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