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Examines how the archaeological record of ordinary objects--used by ordinary people--constitutes a manifestation of humankind's cognitive and social development. It offers an impressive synthesis in an accessible style that will appeal to archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and others interested in the long history of human decision-making.

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Monica L. Smith is an associate professor of anthropology and director of the South Asian Laboratory at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of The Archaeology of an Early Historic Town in Central India and editor of The Social Construction of Ancient Cities.

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