ISBN: 9783774941502 - social network analysis in economic archaeology - perspectives from the new world. proceedings of the international conference ’digging a vertex, ... tomáš (studien zur wirtschaftsarchäologie) (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 82 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm Contents: Archaeological network analysis viewed through Mesoamerican obsidian / Mark Golitko, Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas -- A network analysis of Prehispanic obsidian exchange : implication for macroregional dynamics and ancient economies / Gary M. Feinman, Mark Golitko, Linda M. Nicholas -- Epistemological issues for archaeological networks : mechanisms, mapping flows, and considering causation to build better arguments / Jessica L. Munson -- From vertices to actants : two approaches to network analysis in Maya Archaeology / Geoffrey E. Braswell -- Network influence on trade, decision making, and political structure with an application in the Pre-Hispanic Americas / Allen Wilhite. "Understanding connectivity is a key to understanding decision making. Social network analysis offers formalized ways of describing and thus comparing attributes of actors related to each other in networks. Using quantitative spatial data, social network analysis promises deeper insights into how social positions are achieved and developed, as mirrored in the ancient flows of materials. The volume collects contributions of an international conference on network analysis in archaeology, held in 2015 at the University of Cologne as part of the DFG Research Training Group 1878 'Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies'"--Back cover.…