پیشرفت‌ها در روش و نظریه باستان‌شناسی: جلد 8

Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 8 is a collection of papers that discusses postprocessual archaeology, bone technology, and tree-ring dating in Eastern North America. One paper discriminates between the process and norm, and eliminates the dichotomy by locating human agency and the active. It focuses on monitoring individuals as being in the center of social theory. Another paper discuses the physical model and the textual model that describe the basic components of an archaeological record. For example, the first model implies that archaeological inferences move from material components of the record to material phenomena in the past. The second model assumes that archaeological inference should move from material phenomena to mental phenomena, from material symbols to the ideas and beliefs they encode. Another paper explains the use of analogy as a useful tool in archaeological considerations. One paper investigates bones as a material for study, including the analysis of carnivore-induced fractures or hominid-induced modifications from using bones as tools. The collection is suitable for sociologists, anthropologist, professional or amateur archaeologists, and museum curators studying archaeological artifacts. Content: Advisory Board, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Contributors, Page ix Contents of Previous Volumes, Pages xi-xiv 1 - Postprocessual Archaeology, Pages 1-26, IAN HODDER 2 - Is There an Archaeological Record?, Pages 27-62, LINDA E. PATRIK 3 - The Reaction against Analogy, Pages 63-111, ALISON WYLIE 4 - The Archaeological Record on Sedentariness: Recognition, Development, and Implications, Pages 113-156, JANET E. RAFFERTY 5 - Current Developments in Bone Technology, Pages 157-235, EILEEN JOHNSON 6 - Form, Content, and Function: Theory and Method in North American Rock Art Studies, Pages 237-277, POLLY SCHAAFSMA 7 - The Potential for Archaeological Tree-Ring Dating in Eastern North America, Pages 279-302, DAVID W. STAHLE, DANIEL WOLFMAN Index, Pages 303-306