Archaeology in Environment and Technology: Intersections and Transformations

ISBN-13: 9780367868161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 212 str.

David Frankel; Susan Lawrence; Jennifer Webb

Opis

Environments, landscapes, and ecological systems are often seen as fundamental by archaeologists, but how they relate to society is understood in very different ways. The chapters in this book take environment, culture, and technology together. All have been the focus of much attention; often one or other has been seen as the starting point for

Recenzje

‘This important volume examines the indivisibility of environment, technology, and human society in studies which cover the field of archaeology from the palaeolithic to the historic, from artefact studies to cultural resource management, and from the Pacific to the Mediterranean.’ – Harry Allen, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Spis treści

1. Complex Relations: Intersections in Time and Space David Frankel, Jennifer Webb, and Susan Lawrence Part 1: Responses to Environments 2. Perspectives on Global Comparative Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology: Glacial Southwest Tasmania and Southwest France Richard Cosgrove, Jean-Michel Geneste, Jean-Pierre Chadelle, and Jean-Christophe Castel 3. Strategies for Investigating Human Responses to Changes in Landscape and Climate at Lake Mungo in the Willandra Lakes, Southeast Australia Nicola Stern, Jacqueline Tumney, Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons, and Paul Kajewski 4. A New Ecological Framework for Understanding Human–Environment Interactions in Arid Australia Simon J. Holdaway, Matthew Douglass, and Patricia C. Fanning 5. Integrating Hunter–Gatherer Sites, Environments, Technology, and Art in Western Victoria David Frankel & Caroline Bird 6. Pushing the Boundaries: Imperial Responses to Environmental Constraints in Early Islamic Afghanistan David C. Thomas Part 2: Technology and the Environment 7. A Long-Term History of Horticultural Innovation and Introduction in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea Tim Denham 8. Agricultural Economies and Pyrotechnologies in Bronze Age Jordan and Cyprus Steven E. Falconer & Patricia L. Fall 9. Changing Technological and Social Environments in the Second Half of the Third Millennium BC in Cyprus Jennifer M. Webb 10. Landscape Learning in Colonial Australia: Technologies of Water Management on the Central Highlands Goldfields of Victoria Susan Lawrence & Peter Davies Part 3: Nature and Culture 11. Exploring Human-Plant Entanglements: The Case of Australian Dioscorea Yams Jennifer Atchison and Lesley Head 12. People and their Environments: Do Cultural and Natural Values Intersect in the Cultural Landscapes on the World Heritage List? Anita Smith

O autorze

David Frankel is Professor of Archaeology in the School of Historical and European Studies at La Trobe University, Australia.

Susan Lawrence is Associate Professor of Historical Archaeology in the School of Historical and European Studies at La Trobe University, Australia.

Jennifer Webb is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Historical and European Studies at La Trobe University, Australia.