Showing papers on "Ethnoarchaeology published in 1992"
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The Pottery Use-Alteration Study as discussed by the authors describes the use-alteration of pottery in terms of surface attrition, carbon deposition, and residual residuals of the pottery.
Abstract: Introduction. Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology Defined. Pottery Use-Alteration. The Pottery Use-Alteration Study. Absorbed Residues. Use-Alteration: Surface Attrition. Use-Alteration: Carbon Deposition. Concluding Comments. Index.
284 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a modele ethnographique de mobilite applicable to donnees prehistoriques is presented, permet de distinguer les courtes occupations saisonnieres des occupations sedentaires annuelles dans 5 sites pueblos du Mesa Verde.
Abstract: Presentation et discussion d'un modele ethnographique de mobilite applicable aux donnees prehistoriques. Le modele permet de distinguer les courtes occupations saisonnieres des occupations sedentaires annuelles dans 5 sites pueblos du Mesa Verde
84 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the main factors influencing choices of methods and styles in the field of ethnoarchaeology and show that the relative simplicity or complexity and openness or restriction of the systems under investigation are the main reasons influencing the choice of methods or styles.
44 citations
01 Jan 1992
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Book•
01 Mar 1992
TL;DR: In this article, a chronology of the human mind is used to reconstruct the human subsistance and ecology of the past, and bioarchaeological perspectives on the past are used to understand social systems in the past.
Abstract: What is archaeology anthropology, science and the humantities chronology building - how to get a date chronology building - low-level archaeological theory in action fieldwork - why archaeologists walk straight lines and dig square holes middle-range research - ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology how people get their groceries - reconstructing human subsistance and ecology some bioarchaeological perspectives on the past understanding social systems of the past general theory in archaeology - some neo-evolutionary approaches an archaeology of the human mind archaeology in the 21st century.
20 citations
Journal Article•
10 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conclude that although ethnoarchaeology can provide generally valid analogies to lithic production and discard in the past, experimental archaeology will be needed to understand specific details of site formation.
Abstract: IIere I can only briegly address some of the issues raised by IIealan (1992) and by IIester and Shafer (1992). I conclude that although ethnoarchaeology can provide generally valid analogies to lithic production and discard in the past, experimental archaeology will be needed to understand specific details of site formation. Debitage disposal is affected, among other factors, by site size, settlement density, and length of occupation. The investigation of intersite variability in waste management will give us important insights into the organization of lithic industries in Prehispanic Mesoamerica.
9 citations
01 Jan 1992
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01 Jan 1992
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Journal Article•
TL;DR: Les fouilles de Tongo, Zaire, ont livre une necropole d'Age du Fer (tradition Urewe) which pourrait etre la plus ancienne de la region interlacustre as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Les fouilles de Tongo, Zaire, ont livre une necropole d'Age du Fer (tradition Urewe) qui pourrait etre la plus ancienne de la region interlacustre
01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: In this article, the role of pottery use-alteration studies in archaeology is discussed, focusing on how they can be employed to determine pottery technofunction and how to reconstruct how pottery was actually used.
Abstract: The previous chapter defined ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology and discussed their relationship to archaeological inference. This chapter outlines the role of pottery use-alteration studies in archaeology, focusing on how they can be employed to determine technofunction. Research of pottery technofunction focuses on two different components of pottery utilization: intended and actual use. Recent work in each area is reviewed, and it is argued that research that reconstructs how pottery was actually used, principally through use-alteration analysis, provides the best information for reconstructing past activity. The final section of the chapter outlines a framework for pottery use alteration. Drawing on lithic use-wear research, this framework incorporates all forms of ceramic alteration (use- and nonuse-related) from pottery manufacture through archaeological recovery.