Behavioral archaeology principles and practice / Michael Brian Schiffer ; with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and contributions by Kacy L. Hollenback, James M. Skibo and William H. Walker.

Author/creator Schiffer, Michael B., 1947-
Other author Hollenback, Kacy L.
Other author Skibo, James M.
Other author Walker, William H., 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Oakville [Conn.] : Equinox Pub., 2010.
Descriptionx, 220 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEquinox handbooks in anthropological archaeology
Equinox handbooks in anthropological archaeology. ^A1039295
Contents Origins and the four strategies of behavioral archaeology -- Conceptual foundations -- Archaeological inference -- Cultural formation processes -- Noncultural (environmental) formation processes -- Identifying formation processes -- Building chronologies : a Hohokam case study -- The archaeological process -- Research on technology : history and overview -- Studying technological change / with James M. Skibo -- Ceramic surface treatments and cooking pot performance -- Folk theories and scientific theories : the case of the early electric automobile -- Long-term technological competitions -- Technological differentiation -- Differential adoption and the electric lighthouse -- The cascade model of invention processes -- The "new" behavioral archaeology -- Ritual and religion / Kacy L. Hollenback -- A behavioral theory of meaning / with the assistance of Andrea R. Miller -- The materiality of social power / with William H. Walker -- Landscapes / Kacy L. Hollenback.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009021297
ISBN9781845532871 (hbk.)
ISBN1845532872 (hbk.)
ISBN9781845532888 (pbk.)
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