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Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology
. Ed(S): Reitz, Elizabeth J.; Scarry, C.Margaret; Scudder, Sylvia J.
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Hardback. This book highlights studies addressing anthropological issues in the Americas from the perspective of environmental archaeology. It uses case studies to resolve questions related to human behavior in the past rather than to demonstrate the application of methods. Editor(s): Reitz, Elizabeth J.; Scarry, C.Margaret; Scudder, Sylvia J. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 463 pages, 42 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
A few years ago, one of us was approached by a student who asked if we really knew anything about human behavior from environmental archaeology. This student was taking an environmental archaeology course in which taphonomy and the biases of the techniques and methods used by environmental archae- ogists figured prominently. The goal was to train students to be informed users of environmental data. But the student, quite rightly, wanted to know if beyond taphonomy, recovery biases, and analytical biases, there was anything envir- mental archaeologists could say about the human condition. Her question was the stimulus for the first ... Read more
A few years ago, one of us was approached by a student who asked if we really knew anything about human behavior from environmental archaeology. This student was taking an environmental archaeology course in which taphonomy and the biases of the techniques and methods used by environmental archae- ogists figured prominently. The goal was to train students to be informed users of environmental data. But the student, quite rightly, wanted to know if beyond taphonomy, recovery biases, and analytical biases, there was anything envir- mental archaeologists could say about the human condition. Her question was the stimulus for the first ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
Series
Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
Number of Pages
463
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387713021
SKU
V9780387713021
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