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Method and theory in historical archeology / Stanley South ; with a new introduction by the author.
Penn Museum Library E159.5 .S65 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- South, Stanley A.
- Series:
- Foundations of archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Antiquities.
- United States.
- Antiquities.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Archaeology and history.
- Physical Description:
- xxxix, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Percheron Press paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Clinton Corners, N.Y. : Percheron Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- Described by Lewis Binford in his new foreword as a "solid foundation on which to build a vital and growing historical archaeology," Stanley South's famous book on historical archaeology includes a new introduction by the author that discusses how the book came to be written and the evolution of the field. Widely regarded as one of the most influential books in historical archaeology, the book was originally published by Academic Press in 1977.
- Contents:
- Theoretical Foundation 1
- Toward a Science of Cultural Evolution 2
- The Polearm of Archeology
- A Bill of Particulars for Theoretical Thrusts 5
- A Study of Trends in Historical Archeology
- Evaluating the State of the Field 17
- The Slowly Emerging Trend in Historical Archeology toward Archeological Science: A Personal View 22
- Quantitative Analysis and Pattern Recognition 31
- The Importance of Quantitative Analysis to Pattern Recognition 31
- The Brunswick Pattern of Refuse Disposal 47
- Method and Context 50
- The Hepburn-Reonalds House (S7) 51
- Nath Moore's Front (S10) 56
- The Public House-Tailor Shop (S25) 65
- The Carolina Artifact Pattern 83
- Theoretical Considerations 83
- The Method of Abstracting the Carolina Artifact Pattern 88
- The Carolina Artifact Pattern 106
- Testing the Carolina Artifact Pattern 112
- The Applicable Range of the Carolina Artifact Pattern 118
- The Frontier Artifact Pattern 141
- Defining the Pattern 141
- Comparing the Frontier Pattern with the Carolina Pattern
- Isolating Variables 146
- The Hepburn-Reonalds House (S7), A Deviant from the Carolina and Frontier Patterns 154
- Artifact Pattern at Fort Watson, S.C. 158
- Exploring Analytical Techniques 167
- Examining the Kitchen Artifact Patterns 167
- Isolating Variables through Comparison of Simple Ratios 171
- Summarizing Viewpoint
- The Flax Hackle Example 183
- Exploring Inventory Pattern for Comparison with Archeological Pattern 190
- Revealing Culture Process through the Formula Concept 201
- The Horizon Phenomenon Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archeology 201
- The Problem 203
- The Tools 207
- Application of the Tools 218
- Interpretive Summary 230
- Examining the Statistical Confidence and Correlation of the Formula 236
- The Horizon Concept Revealed in the Application of the Mean Ceramic Date Formula to Spanish Majolica in the New World 238
- Methodological Considerations 277
- The Function of Observation in the Archeological Process 277
- Classification of the Archeological Record 296
- Methodological Phases in the Archeological Process 299
- Evaluation of Observational Situations Relative to the Archeological Data Bank 308
- The Archeologist's Responsibility in Cultural Resource Management Studies 317.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0971242739
- OCLC:
- 49514558
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