Designing experimental research in archaeology : examining technology through production and use / edited by Jeffrey R. Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferguson, Jeffrey R., 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Research.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Experiments.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Material culture--History.

Material culture.

Technology--History.

Technology.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2010]

Contents:

Introduction / Erik J. Marsh and Jeffrey R. Ferguson

Understanding ceramic manufacturing technology : the role of experimental archaeology / Karen G. Harry

Ceramic vessel use and use alteration : insights from experimental archaeology / Margaret E. Beck

Flake debris and flintknapping experimentation / Philip J. Carr and Andrew P. Bradbury

Conducting experimental research as a basis for microwear analysis / Douglas B. Bamforth

Experimental heat alteration of lithic raw materials / Robert J. Jeske, Daniel M. Winkler, and Dustin Blodgett

Understanding grinding technology through experimentation / Jenny L. Adams

Retrieving the perishable past : experimentation in fiber artifact studies / Edward A. Jolie and Maxine E. McBrinn

Weapon trials : the Atlatl and experiments in hunting technology / John Whittaker

Replicating bone tools and other fauno technologies / Leland C. Bement

Experimental zooarchaeology : research direction and methods / Patrick M. Lubinski and Brian S. Shaffer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781607320388

160732038X

9781607320227

1607320223

OCLC:

489002980