Humans and the Environment : New Archaeological Perspectives for the Twenty-first Century / edited by Matthew I.J. Davies and Freda Nkirote M'Mbogori.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, M. I. J., 1981- editor.

M'Mbogori, Freda Nkirote, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental archaeology.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

The environment has always been a central concept for archaeologists and, although it has been conceived in many ways, its role in archaeological explanation has fluctuated from a mere backdrop to human action, to a primary factor in the understanding of society and social change. Archaeology also has a unique position as its base of interest places it temporally between geological and ethnographic timescales, spatially between global and local dimensions, and epistemologically between empirical studies of environmental change and more heuristic studies of cultural practice. Drawing on data from across the globe at a variety of temporal and spatial scales, this volume resituates the way in which archaeologists use and apply the concept of the environment. Each chapter critically explores the potential for archaeological data and practice to contribute to modern environmental issues, including problems of climate change and environmental degradation. Overall, the volume covers four basic themes: archaeological approaches to the way in which both scientists and locals conceive of the relationship between humans and their environment, applied environmental archaeology, the archaeology of disaster, and new interdisciplinary directions. The volume will be of interest to students and established archaeologists, as well as practitioners from a range of applied disciplines. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Archaeology and Environment

1 Environment in North American and European Archaeology / Matthew I. J. Davies Davies, Matthew I. J. 3

2 Environment in Soviet and Post-Soviet Archaeology / Olena V. Smyntyna Smyntyna, Olena V. 27

Part II Environment as Artefact

3 Indigeneity of Past Landscape Transformations of the Tropics / William Balée Balée, William 45

4 Forced Moves or Just Good Moves? Rethinking Environmental Decision-Making among East African Intensive Cultivators / Matthew I. J. Davies Davies, Matthew I. J. 57

5 Is the 'Environment' Good to Eat or Good to Paint? Faunal Consumption and Avoidance among Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers in the Beagle Channel Region (Tierra del Fuego, South America) / Dánae Fiore Fiore, Dánae, Angélica Tivoli Tivoli, Angélica, Atilio Francisco Zangrando Zangrando, Atilio Francisco 77

6 From Ecological Constraints To Cultural Identities: Pre-Columbian Attitudes toward Food / Alexandre Chevalier Chevalier, Alexandre 97

7 Burning the Bush: The Development of Australia's Southwest Botanical Province / Fiona Kost Kost, Fiona 117

Part III Environmental Narratives and Applied Archaeology

8 Archaeology's Potential to Contribute to Pools of Agronomic Knowledge: A Case of Applied Agro-Archaeology in the Bolivian Yungas / Christian Isendahl Isendahl, Christian, Walter Sánchez Sánchez, Walter, Sergio Calla Calla, Sergio, Marco Irahola Irahola, Marco, Dagner Salvatierra Salvatierra, Dagner, Marcelo Ticona Ticona, Marcelo 135

9 Applied Archaeology in the Andes: The Contribution of Pre-Hispanic Agricultural Terracing to Environmental and Rural Development Strategies / Ann Kendall Kendall, Ann 153

10 The Role of Agricultural and Environmental History in East African Developmental Discourse / Daryl Stump Stump, Daryl 171

11 Past and Present Farming: Changes in Terms of Engagement / Kristin Armstrong Oma Oma, Kristin Armstrong 183

Part IV Environment, Disaster and Memory

12 An Inheritance of Loss: Archaeology's Imagination of Disaster / Karen Holmberg Holmberg, Karen 199

13 Nature, Identity, and Disaster: Prehistoric Lake Dwelling in Central Europe / Katherine Leckie Leckie, Katherine 213

14 Memories and Expectations of Environmental Disaster: Some Lessons from the Marshall Islands / Peter Rudiak-Gould Rudiak-Gould, Peter 231

15 Climate Change and Cultural Dynamics: Lessons from the Past for the Future / David G. Anderson Anderson, David G., Kirk A. Maasch Maasch, Kirk A., Daniel H. Sandweiss Sandweiss, Daniel H. 245

Part V New Directions

16 Archaeology and Environmental Anthropology: Collaborations in Historical and Political Ecology / James Fairhead Fairhead, James 259

17 The Archaeology of Global Environment Change / Carole L. Crumley Crumley, Carole L. 269

18 Humanized Environments / Chris Gosden Gosden, Chris 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

019959029X

9780199590292

OCLC:

809032444

Publisher Number:

99954979934