Archaeological anthropology : perspectives on method and theory / edited by James M. Skibo, Michael W. Graves, and Miriam T. Stark ; with a foreword by Patty Jo Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skibo, James M.

Graves, Michael W.

Stark, Miriam T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longacre, William A., 1937-2015.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology--United States--History--20th century.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Social archaeology.

Archaeology and history.

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Kalinga (Philippine people)--Antiquities.

Kalinga (Philippine people).

Longacre, William A., 1937-2015--Influence.

Longacre, William A.

Antiquities.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2007]

Summary:

In this collection of twelve new chapters, four generations of Longacre protégés show how they are building upon and developing-but also modifying- the theoretical paradigm that remains at the core of Americanist archaeology. The contributions focus on six themes prominent in Longacres career: the intellectual history of the field in the late twentieth century archaeological methodology, analogical inference, ethnoarchaeology, cultural evolution, and reconstructing ancient society. More than a comprehensive overview of the ideas developed by one of the most influential scholars in the field, however, Archaeological Anthropology makes stimulating contributions to contemporary research. The contributors do not unequivocally endorse Longacres ideas; they challenge them and expand beyond them, making this volume a fitting tribute to a man whose robust research and teaching career continues to resonate. Book jacket.

Contents:

The intellectual legacies of an archaeological paradigm / Michael W. Graves and Ezra B. W. Zubrow

Middle range theory in historical archaeology / Mark P. Leone

Archaeological anthropology and strategies of knowledge formation in American archaeology / Alan P. Sullivan III

Some thoughts on the archaeological study of social organization / Michael Brian Schiffer

Smudge pits and hide smoking revisited / James M. Skibo, John G. Franzen, and Eric C. Drake

A history of the Kalinga Ethnoarchaeological Project / Miriam T. Stark and James M. Skibo

Midden ceramics and their sources in Kalinga / Margaret E. Beck and Matthew E. Hill Jr

Contingency theory and the organizational behavior of traditional pottery production / Mark A. Neupert

A holistic approach to pre-Hispanic craft production / Izumi Shimada and Ursel Wagner

Learning about learning / Patricia L. Crown

Migration, population movement, and process at Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona / J. Jefferson Reid and Stephanie M. Whittlesey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-294) and index.

ISBN:

081652517X

9780816525171

OCLC:

69792020