Historical Archaeology: A Guide to Substantive and Theoretical Contributions

Author:   Robert Schuyler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415785921


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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A sourcebook devoted to historical archaeology, a significant field of study which blends together the theories and methods of anthropology, history, and archaeology.

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Author:   Robert Schuyler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9780415785921


ISBN 10:   0415785928
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Preface Contributors Acknowledgments and Sources PART 1 Emergence and Definition a New Discipline Introduction Archaeology as an Auxiliary Science to American History J.C. Harrington Relation of Archaeology and History Carl Russell Fish Historic Objects as Sources of History Carl P. Russell The Study of Historic Archaeology in America Arthur Woodward Symposium on Role of Archaeology in Historical Research, Summary and Analysis John L. Cotter End Products of Historic Sites Archaeology John W. Griffin On the Meaning of Historic Sites Archaeology Bernard L. Fontana Historical and Historic Sites Archaeology as Anthropology: Basic Definitions and Relationships Robert L. Schuyler PART 2 Subfields of Historical Archaeology Introduction The Renaissance Foundations of Anthropology John Howland Rowe The Society for Medieval Archaeology D.B. Harden The Origins of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology K.J. Barton Late Man in North America: Archaeology of European Americans James F. Deetz Industrial Archaeology: Retrospect and Prospect R.A. Buchanan Islamic Archaeology, an Introduction Oleg Grabar PART 3 Substantive Contributions Introduction Dating Stem Fragments of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Clay Tobacco Pipes J.C. Harrington A New Method of Calculating Dates from Kaolin Pipe Stem Samples Lewis R. Binford Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology Stanley South Death's Head, Cherub, Urn and Willow James F. Deetz and Edwin S. Dethlefsen New Light on Washington's Fort Necessity J.C. Harrington The Archaeology of Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism: An Australian Case Study Jim Allen Probate Inventories: An Evaluation from the Perspective of Zooarchaeology and Agricultural History at Mott Farm Joanne Bowen Archaeological Investigations at La Purísima Mission James F. Deetz Archaeology as the Science of Technology: Mormon Town Plans and Fences Mark P. Leone PART 4 Theoretical Positions Introduction The Why, What, and Who of Historical Archaeology Ivor Noël Hume Historic Archaeology—Methods and Principles Iain C. Walker Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology Clyde D. Dollar Binford, Science, and History: The Probabilistic Variability of Explicated Epistemology and Nomothetic Paradigms in Historical Archaeology Iain C. Walker A Reply to ""Some Thoughts on Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology"" Bernard L. Fontana The Crisis of Identity: Theory in Historic Sites Archaeology Charles E. Cleland and James E. Fitting ""Evolution and Horizon as Revealed in Ceramic Analysis in Historical Archaeology""—a Step Toward the Development of Archaeological Science Lewis R. Binford PART 5 Future Trends Introduction Exploring Analytical Techniques Stanley South A Discussion of the Contrasts in the Developments of the Settlements at Fort Michilimackinac under British and French Rule Lewis R. Binford The Spoken Word, the Written Word, Observed Behavior and Preserved Behavior: the Contexts Available to the Archaeologist Robert L. Schuyler The Use of Oral and Documentary Sources in Historical Archaeology: Ethnohistory at the Mott Farm Marley Brown A Cognitive Historical Model for American Material Culture: 1620-1835 James F. Deetz"

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Robert Schuyler is Associate Curator-In-Charge, Historical Archaeology Section, Penn Museum.

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