Showing papers on "Ethnoarchaeology published in 2000"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an analysis of differences between the prey choice and field processing strategies of children and adults and explore an hypothesis for predicting their archaeological effects on faunal assemblage variability.
181 citations
TL;DR: This article lay out the central questions addressed by archaeologists studying craft production, discuss how ethnoarchaeology has contributed to our understanding of ancient production systems, and suggest avenues of further research that can benefit archaeological investigation of the organization of ceramic production.
Abstract: Ethnoarchaeological studies have longed served as a critical source of hypotheses, comparative data, and explanatory frameworks for archaeologists interested in describing and explaining ceramic production. In this paper, I lay out the central questions addressed by archaeologists studying craft production, discuss how ethnoarchaeology has contributed to our understanding of ancient production systems, and suggest avenues of further research that can benefit archaeological investigation of the organization of ceramic production.
126 citations
TL;DR: Les differents articles contenus dans ce volume sont consacres au theme du cycle de la vie humaine and proposent des approches theoriques sur l'evolution, the biologie, le sexe, la methodologie archeologique.
Abstract: Les differents articles contenus dans ce volume sont consacres au theme du cycle de la vie humaine et proposent des approches theoriques sur l'evolution, la biologie, le sexe... Ils apportent egalement une reflexion sur la methodologie archeologique.
59 citations
TL;DR: A review of ceramic ethnoarchaeological research conducted subsequent to Kramer's (1985) seminal stock-taking can be found in this paper, where the authors argue that despite its reputation as a pleasant break from the "real business" of archaeology, this field can and should play a more substantial role in archaeological investigations.
Abstract: This paper reviews ceramic ethnoarchaeological research conducted subsequent to Kramer's (1985) seminal stock-taking. Among current trends are a continued interest in the relationship between ceramics and economic specialization, the degree to which manufacture constitutes a technological “style,” and the link between pots and formation processes as represented in assemblage sizes, use-lives, and recycling. At the same time, some pesky theoretical issues continue to be sidestepped in the current literature. Despite its reputation as a pleasant break from the “real business” of archaeology, this paper argues that ceramic ethnoarchaeology can and should play a more substantial role in archaeological investigations.
45 citations
TL;DR: Ceramic ethnoarchaeology has developed considerably since Kramer's (Kramer, 1985, Annual Review of Anthropology 14: 77-102) review as discussed by the authors, and more sophisticated readings of social theory and analyses that consider multiple variables and levels of variability have led to better understandings of social boundaries.
Abstract: Ceramic ethnoarchaeology has developed considerably since Kramer's (Kramer, 1985, Annual Review of Anthropology 14: 77–102) review. More sophisticated readings of social theory and analyses that consider multiple variables and levels of variability have led to better understandings of social boundaries. Perceptions of ceramic change are becoming increasingly sophisticated, thanks to more long-term projects as well as research that takes advantage of new opportunities, including historic collections and nontraditional settings. The newly developing ethnoarchaeology is contributing to general anthropological understandings of material culture and society.
39 citations
Book•
01 Jan 2000
39 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the distribution of objects and architecture in the Syrian village of Darnaj is used to generate understandings of the relationships between social variables and physical remains, and the central task of ethnoarchaeology is the development of reliable associations between the structure of material remains and the cultural systems that generated them.
Abstract: The central task of ethnoarchaeology is the development of reliable associations between the structure of material remains and the cultural systems that generated them. Careful documentation of the distribution of objects and architecture in the Syrian village of Darnaj is used to generate understandings of the relationships between social variables and physical remains.
25 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that historically informed ethnoarchaeology provides the key to documenting and understanding the concomitant changes in the social context of pottery production and consumption and the distribution of material culture.
Abstract: Ethnoarchaeological studies of pottery primarily focus on the ethnographic present, often disregarding the role of history in the production of material culture. This paper integrates information from historical sources and ethnographic interviews to better understand stylistic ceramic change. Beginning in the 1920s, undecorated pots largely replaced decorated pottery in the region of Evros, Greece. I argue that historically informed ethnoarchaeology provides the key to documenting and understanding the concomitant changes in the social context of pottery production and consumption and the distribution of material culture.
17 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a key source of analogy for use in constructing and justifying the interpretations archaeologists make of the patterns found in excavated samples of ancient material culture is presented, which is called "Ethnoarchaeology".
Abstract: Ethnoarchaeology is a key source of analogy for use in constructing and justifying the interpretations archaeologists make of the patterns found in excavated samples of ancient material culture. In...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used evidence gathered over a number of years to discuss the impact of economic change on potters in Turkey and found that the response of the potters to new opportunities as traditions are mixed with innovations in the local ceramic industry's reaction to a burgeoning tourist trade.
Abstract: Ethnoarchaeology is best tackled long-term. In this report the evidence gathered over a number of years is used to discuss the impact of economic change on potters in Turkey. Particularly interesting is the response of the potters to new opportunities as traditions are mixed with innovations in the local ceramic industry's reaction to a burgeoning tourist trade.
Dissertation•
01 Jan 2000
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Book•
01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: In this article, a recurring problem is the estimation of population size from physical remains of abandoned habitations, and a number of methods have been proposed to estimate the population size of abandoned buildings.
Abstract: A recurring problem is the estimation of population size from physical remains. Careful analysis of abandoned habitations permitted the evaluation of a number of methods. It was then possible to ap...
01 Jan 2000
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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of a resident herding family provides insights into water management and water management in the island of Dokos, Greece, where the human ability to cope successfully with the lack of fresh water is demonstrated.
Abstract: Settlements on the island of Dokos attest to the human ability to cope successfully with the lack of fresh water. The study of a resident herding family provides insights into water management and ...
Journal Article•
TL;DR: Yerkes as mentioned in this paper explored the relationship between the domestication of cattle and the appearance of the threshing sledge on Cyprus, and applied them to a specific archaeological site.
Abstract: A recurring problem is the estimation of population size from physical remains. Careful analysis of abandoned habitations permitted the evaluation of a number of methods. It was then possible to apply them to a specific archaeological site. Dr. Yerkes also explores the relationship between the domestication of cattle and the appearance of the threshing sledge on Cyprus.
TL;DR: In this paper, l'etude ethno-architecture et le materiel archeologique du site de Kufan Kanawa, au Niger, were compared with le site actuel de Kano.
Abstract: Cet article presente l'etude ethnoarcheologique du site de Kufan Kanawa, au Niger. L'A examine l'architecture et le materiel archeologique puis le compare avec le site actuel de Kano.
01 Jan 2000
28 May 2000
TL;DR: In this article, it was pointed out that the Sowek site and Wow Sikiki Cave are also sites of prehistoric traditions, and the results of the study of oral history and old texts pointed to the conclusion that these sites are sites of farming traditions.
Abstract: Archaeological research at BN which utilizes ethno-history as one of its methods, can in fact provide important information regarding the history of the site. This information can assist researchers in determining the periodicity of the site. Sorkdi site are prehistoric, but if you pay attention to the results of the study of oral history and old texts, the conclusion points to sites of prehistoric traditions (farming traditions). Using the same method (ethnohistoric), it is pointed out that the Sowek site and Wow Sikiki Cave are also sites of prehistoric traditions. The Sowek site is similar in case to Sorkdi, while the Wow Sakiki Cave is suspected of being a prehistoric tradition site because there are no findings indicating the origin of the neolithic period. Meanwhile, if you pay attention to the old text which states that a korwar statue (perhaps a painting of a korwar statue, a statue that is always created by followers of the Koreri movement), then this clarifies the periodization of Wow Sakiki Cave as a site of prehistoric traditions.