ISBN: 9780520303409 - constructing frames of reference: an analytical method for archaeological theory building using ethnographic and environmental data sets (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. pp. 583.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 563 pages. 11.25x8.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many consider Lewis Binford to be the single most influential figure in archaeology in the last half-century. His contributions to the 'New Archaeology' changed the course of the field, as he argued for the development of a scientifically rigorous framework to guide the excavation and interpretation of the archaeological record. This book, the culmination of Binford's intellectual legacy thus far, presents a detailed description of his methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This landmark publication will be an important step in understanding the great process of cultural evolution and will change the way archaeology proceeds as a scientific enterprise.This work provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information and offers many original insights into the past. Binford helped pioneer what is now called 'ethnoarchaeology'--the study of living societies to help explain cultural patterns in the archaeological record--and this book is grounded on a detailed analysis of ethnographic data from about 340 historically known hunter-gatherer populations. The methodological framework based on this data will reshape the paradigms through which we understand human culture for years to come.…