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Unit Issues In Archaeology

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Author : Ann Felice Ramenofsky
language : en
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Release Date : 1998

Unit Issues In Archaeology written by Ann Felice Ramenofsky and has been published by University of Utah Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.

This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units.

Unit Issues In Archaeology

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Author : Ann Felice Ramenofsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Unit Issues In Archaeology written by Ann Felice Ramenofsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.

The relativity of measurement is one of the paradoxes of science. Even as we seek evidence to explain the world around us, the nature of that knowledge depends on our tools. The apparent inconsistency between what we know and how and what we measure points to the importance of scientific method as a bridge between ideas and entities. This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units. Unit Issues in Archaeology discusses how units are defined, described, and evaluated within specified research contexts. Topics include projectile points as chronological markers, the Pecos classification, obsidian and ceramic sourcing, ceramic typology, the "Folsom problem, " and landscape-scale units. Throughout the volume, emphasis is placed on the relationship between research goal and measurement. Because research drives the selection and construction of units, units are not treated as unvarying sets of absolutes.

Posing Questions For A Scientific Archaeology

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Author : Terry L. Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2001-06-30

Posing Questions For A Scientific Archaeology written by Terry L. Hunt and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-30 with Social Science categories.

Focuses on the interplay between theory, methods, and the generation of data from the archaeological record in pursuit of scientific explanations for historical change.

Modern Analytical Methods In Art And Archeology

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Author : Enrico Ciliberto
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Release Date : 2000-06-26

Modern Analytical Methods In Art And Archeology written by Enrico Ciliberto and has been published by Wiley-Interscience this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-26 with Art categories.

The use of analytical methods in studies concerning works of art and archaeological artifacts provides essential information on the materials they are made from, including their composition, age, and methods used in their production. This book explains how to use analytical methods to obtain such information.

Essential Tensions In Archaeological Method And Theory

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Author : Todd L. VanPool
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Essential Tensions In Archaeological Method And Theory written by Todd L. VanPool and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Social Science categories.

Archaeological theory, some say, seems to have fragmented into a thousand fundamentalisms. By working on a broader set of empirical issues than ever before, archaeologists are indeed applying and refining a variety of perspectives. Yet the editors of this volume make a case that it is appropriate for archaeologists to use a logical variety of theoretical structures to answer different kinds of questions, combining approaches as necessary. In that spirit of plurality, contributors to this volume identify an important theoretical or methodological problem and present an argument regarding its solution. They also provide a critical evaluation of the current state of archaeological method and theory, illustrating that such recurrent issues as the role of agency and the importance of social considerations in the formation of archaeological research dominate current theoretical development. By presenting both the range of important questions and a variety of answers, this volume contributes to the 'essential tension' that will further the growth of archaeological theory.

Archaeological Concepts For The Study Of The Cultural Past

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Author : Alan P. Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Foundations of Archaeological
Release Date : 2008

Archaeological Concepts For The Study Of The Cultural Past written by Alan P. Sullivan and has been published by Foundations of Archaeological this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Social Science categories.

An assembly of rhetoric on the tension between archaeology and cultural anthropology, the former often considered merely a sub-field of the latter, and an examination of the degree to which the relationship between the two studies may have actually inhibited archaeological investigations.

The Missouri Archaeologist

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-12

The Missouri Archaeologist written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12 with Social Science categories.

Contains 6 articles and an introduction on systematics.

Journal Of Archaeological Science

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Author : Society for Archaeological Sciences (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Journal Of Archaeological Science written by Society for Archaeological Sciences (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Archaeology categories.

Discovering Our Past A Brief Introduction To Archaeology

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Author : Wendy Ashmore
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Release Date : 2009-04-22

Discovering Our Past A Brief Introduction To Archaeology written by Wendy Ashmore and has been published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-22 with Social Science categories.

This brief, inexpensive introduction to the techniques, methods, and theoretical frameworks of contemporary archaeology follows the same organizing principle as the text Archaeology: Discovering Our Past but features less detail. Archaeological methods and theory are covered comprehensively--at a reasonable level of detail--in under 300 pages. Illustrative examples and case studies present a temporal and geographic balance of both Old and New World sites. Abundant student aids include maps of archaeological areas, extensive illustrations, chapter introductions and summaries, a guide to further reading at the end of each chapter, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.

Archaeology As A Process

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Author : Michael John O'Brien
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Archaeology As A Process written by Michael John O'Brien and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.

The publication in 1962 of Lew Binford's paper "Archaeology as Anthropology" is generally considered to mark the birth of processualism--a critical turning point in American archaeology. In the hands of Binford and other young University of Chicago graduates of the 1960s, this "new" archaeology became the mainstream approach in the U.S. The realignment that the processualists proposed was so thorough that its effects are still being felt today. Predictably, processualism also spun off a number of other "isms," several of which grew up to challenge its supremacy. Archaeology as a Process traces the intellectual history of Americanist archaeology in terms of the research groups that were at the forefront of these various approaches, concentrating as much on the archaeologists as it does on method and theory, thus setting it apart from other treatments published in the last fifteen years. Peppered with rare photographs of well-known archaeologists in some interesting settings, the book documents the swirl and excitement of archaeological controversy for the past forty years with over 1,600 references and an in-depth treatment of all the major intellectual approaches. The contributors examine how archaeology is conducted--the ins and outs of how various groups work to promote themselves--and how personal ambition and animosities can function to further rather than retard the development of the discipline.