Archaeology as human ecology : method and theory for a contextual approach / Karl W. Butzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butzer, Karl W.

Contributor:

Cambridge University Press.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental archaeology.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 364 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Archaeology as Human Ecology is essential reading for students, research workers, and all concerned with archaeological method and theory.

Contents:

Context in archaeology

Environmental systems : spatial and temporal variability

Geo-archeology I : basic principles

Geo-archaeology II : landscape context

Geo-archaeology III : stratigraphic context

Geo-archaeology IV : Site formation

Geo-archaeology V : Site modification and destruction

Geo-archaeology VI : Human impact on the landscape

Archaeometry : prospecting, provenance, dating

Archaeobotany : vegetation and plant utilization

Zoo-archaeology : fauna and animal procurement

Special integration I : quantitative models for pattern analysis

Spatial integration II : socioecological models for settlement analysis

Spatial integration III : reconstruction of settlement systems

Diachonic systems I : Cultural adaptation

Diachronic systems II : continuity and change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-357) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9780511558245

0511558244

Publisher Number:

99984999710

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.