Explorations in Ethnoarchaeology
Edited by Richard A. Gould
By observing changes in ancient midden deposits, or modern waste, the ethnoarchaeologist is able to theorize about relationships between these material remains and the human behavior that produced them. The contributors to this book cover diverse societies and attempt to establish behavioral patterns from the study of what humans leave behind. The productive interaction between archaeology and ethnology demonstrates the effectiveness of ethnoarchaeological approaches in contexts from prehistoric to modern.
1978. 344 pp., 23 figures, 3 maps, 22 tables, notes, references, index, 6 x 9
Contributors: Diane P. Gifford, Richard A. Gould, Frank Hole, Rhys Jones, Patrick V. Kirch, William L. Rathje, Michael B. Schiffer, Michael B. Stanislawski, Ruth Tringham
Explorations in Ethnoarchaeology inquiry:
- From Tasmania to Tucson: New Directions in Ethnoarchaeology Richard A. Gould
- Why Did the Tasmanians Stop Eating Fish? Rhys Jones
- Archaeological Ethnography… Because Sometimes It Is Better to Give than to Receive William L. Rathje
- Ethnoarchaeological Observations of Natural Processes Affecting Cultural Materials Diane P. Gifford
- Ethnoarchaeology and the Study of Agricultural Adaptation in the Humid Tropics Patrick V. Kirch
- Pastoral Nomadism in Western Iran Frank Hole
- Experimentation, Ethnoarchaeology, and the Leapfrogs in Archaeological Methodology Ruth Tringham
- If Pots Were Mortal Michael B. Stanislawski
- Methodological Issues in Ethnoarchaeology Michael B. Schiffer
- Beyond Analogy in Ethnoarchaeology Richard A. Gould