People and things a behavioral approach to material culture
The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. This book is an attempt by practitioners of one program – Behavioral Archaeology – to furnish between two covers some of our basic principles, heuristic tools, and illustrative case studies.
1 v. (XIII - 170 p.) : illustrations, cartes, tabl., couv. illustrations en coul. ; 25 cm
9780387765242, 9780387771328, 0387765247, 0387771328
690548692
People and Things: A Performance-Based Theory.- Behavior, Selection, Agency, Practice, and Beyond.- The Origins of Pottery on the Colorado Plateau.- Smudge Pits and Hide Smoking.- The Devil is in the Details.- Ritual Performance: Ball Courts and Religious Interaction.- Social Theory and History in Behavioral Archaeology: Gender, Social Class, and the Demise of the Early Electric Car.- Studying Technological Differentiation.