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Archaeological Inference
archaeological methodology
Artifact's Life History
Artifact’s Life History
Author_Michael B. Schiffer
Behavioral Archaeology
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Cooking Pot
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Cultural Formation Processes
cultural transformation processes
Early Electric Car
environmental site formation
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Formation Process Studies
human behaviour material evidence
Landscape Archaeology
Leyden Jars
Life History Framework
Life History Model
Lighthouse Boards
Long Term Technological Change
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Modern Material Culture Studies
Moisture Content
Orphan Sherds
Partition Traces
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Rank Size Rule
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Restorable Vessels
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Schiffer 1996a
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scientific inference archaeology
Secondary Refuse
Settlement Subsistence Systems
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Thermal Shock Resistance
William Walker
Product details
- ISBN 9781845532871
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 15 Aug 2010
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Behavioral archaeology offers a way of examining the past by highlighting human engagement with the material culture of the time. 'Behavioral Archaeology: Principles and Practice' offers a broad overview of the methods and theories used in this approach to archaeology. Opening with an overview of the history and key concepts, the book goes on to systematically cover both principles and practice: the philosophy of science and the scientific method; artifacts and human behavior; archaeological inference; formation processes of the archaeological record; technological change; behavioral change; and ritual and religion. Detailed case studies show the relevance of behavioral method and theory to the wider field of archaeological studies. The book will be invaluable to students of archaeology and anthropology.
Michael Brian Schiffer is the Fred A. Riecker Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, where he has taught since 1975. His interests include archaeological method and theory, behavioral change, technological change, ceramic technology, history of electrical and electronic technologies.
