The archaeology of household activities / edited by Penelope M. Allison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allison, Penelope Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology.

Dwellings.

Households.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering collection engages with recent research in different areas of the archaeological discipline to bring together case-studies of the household material culture from later prehistoric and classical periods. The book provides a comprehensive and accessible study for students into the material records of past households, aiding wider understanding of our own domestic development.

Contents:

Formation processes of house floor assemblages / Vincent M. LaMotta, Michael B. Schiffer

Household archaeology and cultural formation processes: examples from the Cerén site, El Salvador / Brian R. McKee

Digging houses: archaeologies of Classical and Hellenistic Greek domestic assemblages / Bradley A. Ault, Lisa C. Nevett

Labels for ladles: interpreting the material culture of Roman households / Penelope M. Allison

Mesoamerican house lots and archaeological site structure: problems of inference in Yaxca.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-62548-0

0-203-01492-8

1-280-33423-1

1-134-62549-9

0-203-25545-3

9786610334230

OCLC:

71348427