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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 March 2015
      26 July 2001
      ISBN:
      9781316036488
      9780521667791
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316036488
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      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.84kg, 508 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge World Archaeology
      Subjects:
      Archaeological Theory and Methods, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Anthropology
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    Series:
    Cambridge World Archaeology
    Subjects:
    Archaeological Theory and Methods, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Anthropology
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    Ethnoarchaeology first developed as the study of ethnographic material culture from archaeological perspectives. Over the past half century it has expanded its scope, especially to cultural and social anthropology. Both authors are leading practitioners, and their theoretical perspective embraces both the processualism of the New Archaeology and the post-processualism of the 1980s and 90s. A case-study approach enables a balanced global geographic and topical coverage, including consideration of materials in French and German. Three introductory chapters discuss the subject and its history, survey the theory, and discuss field methods and ethics. Ten topical chapters consider formation processes, subsistence, the study of artefacts and style, settlement systems, site structure and architecture, specialist craft production, trade and exchange, and mortuary practices and ideology. Ethnoarchaeology in Action concludes with ethnoarchaeology's contributions actual and potential, and with a look at its place within anthropology. It is generously illustrated, including many photographs of leading ethnoarchaeologists in action.

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    "This volume, coauthored by two authorities on ethnoarchaeology, is likely to be a reference work for many archaeologists hoping to stay abreast of developments within the subdiscipline. Crisply written...." Choice

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