Archaeological Thought in America

ISBN-13: 9780521406437 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 366 str.

C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky

Opis

The aim of the seventeen essays in this volume is both to describe recent theoretical advances in archaeological research and to present substantive interpretations of prehistoric data drawn from a variety of cultures and time frames, including Mesoamerica, Central Asia, India, and China.

Recenzje

'… stimulating and eclectic collection.' British Archaeological News

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Introduction C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky; Part I. History, Method and Theory: 1. History and contemporary American archaeology: a critical analysis Bruce G. Trigger; 2. Aspects of the application of evolutionary theory in archaeology Robert C. Dunnell; 3. The 'New Archaeology', then and now Lewis R, Binford; 4. Marxism in American archaeology Antonio Gilman; 5. Formal approaches in archaeology George L. Cowgill; 6. Ideology and evolutionism in American archaeology: looking beyond the economic base Arthur A. Demarest; 7. The present and the future of hunter-gatherers studies John E. Yellen; 8. Paleopathology and the interpretation of economic change in prehistory Mark C. Cohen; Part II. Archaeology in the Americas and Beyond: 9. The structural analysis of Paleolithic art Margaret W. Conkey; 10. Ancient China and its anthropological significance Kwang-Chih Chang; 11. Settlement pattern studies and evidences for intensive agriculture in the Maya Lowlands Gordon R. Willey; 12. The political economy of the Inka empire: the archaeology of power and finance Timothy K. Early and Terence N. D'Altroy; 13. An epigenetic view of the Harappan culture W. A. Fairservis; 14. The use and abuse of world systems theory: the case of the 'pristine' West Asian state Philip L. Kohl; 15. Mesopotamia, Central Asia and the Indus Valley: so the Kings were killed C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky; 16. New tracks on ancient frontiers: ceramic technology on the Indo-Iranian Borderlands Rita P. Wright; 17. Pastoralism and the early state in Greater Mesopotamia Allen Zagarell; References; Index.