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Explorations in Behavioral Archaeology (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
Walker, William H., Skibo, James M.
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Description for Explorations in Behavioral Archaeology (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
Paperback. Behavioural archaeology, defined as the study of people-object interactions in all times and places, emerged in the 1970s, in large part because of the innovative work of Michael Schiffer and colleagues. This volume provides an overview of how behavioural archaeology has evolved and how it has affected the field of archaeology at large. Editor(s): Walker, William H.; Skibo, James M. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HDA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Behavioral archaeology, defined as the study of people-object interactions in all times and places, emerged in the 1970s, in large part because of the innovative work of Michael Schiffer and colleagues. This volume provides an overview of how behavioral archaeology has evolved and how it has affected the field of archaeology at large.
The contributors to this volume are Schiffer’s former students, from his first doctoral student to his most recent. This generational span has allowed for chapters that reflect Schiffer’s research from the 1970s to 2012. They are iconoclastic and creative and approach behavioral archaeology from varied perspectives, ... Read more
Behavioral archaeology, defined as the study of people-object interactions in all times and places, emerged in the 1970s, in large part because of the innovative work of Michael Schiffer and colleagues. This volume provides an overview of how behavioral archaeology has evolved and how it has affected the field of archaeology at large.
The contributors to this volume are Schiffer’s former students, from his first doctoral student to his most recent. This generational span has allowed for chapters that reflect Schiffer’s research from the 1970s to 2012. They are iconoclastic and creative and approach behavioral archaeology from varied perspectives, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607814146
SKU
V9781607814146
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99-15
About Walker, William H., Skibo, James M.
William H. Walker is a professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University, USA. He is the coauthor of The Joyce Well Site: On the Frontier of the Casas Grandes World (University of Utah Press, 2002) and Expanding Archaeology (University of Utah Press, 1995). James M. Skibo is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University, USA. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Explorations in Behavioral Archaeology (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
“Well written, accessible, and current. The papers included here attest to the fact that behavioral archaeology is still very much alive and well. A welcome contribution to the general field of archaeology.” —Michael J. O’Brien, professor of anthropology, University of Missouri; coauthor of I’ll Have What She’s Having: Mapping Social Behavior