Archaeological Invisibility and Forgotten Knowledge: Conference Proceedings, Lódz, Poland, 5th–7th September 2007: Conference Proceedings, Lódz, Poland, 5th–7th September 2007

This World Archaeological Congress Inter-Congress was held at the University of Lódz, Poland in September 2007. One of the conference aims was to explore the role of ethnoarchaeology in generating ideas and theories which focus on wider underlying trends linked to cultural relativism and/or universals, rather than direct analogy. Introduction / Ole Grøn And Karen Hardy -- Anthropology, Ethnography And Prehistory: A Hidden Thread In The History Of German Archaeology / Ulrike Sommer -- S.m. Shirokogoroff's Theory Of Ethnos / Anatoly Kuznetsov -- The Representation Of Local Indigenous Knowledge / Adrian Tanner -- Cultural Differences Is The Main Factor To Influence Ancient Population Estimates. Analysis Of The Ethnoarchaeological Examination Questionnaire From Shijiazhai Village / Xingcan Chen, Liye Xie And Yongqiang Li -- Shell Middens From The Saloum Delta, Senegal / Abdoulaye Camara -- Traditional Hunting Ceremonies In Modern Yakut Culture / Nina D. Vassilyeva -- The Evenks Of Northwest Yakutia: Culture And Landscape (2001 And 2006 Expeditions) / Sardana Boyakova -- Hunter-gatherers Of The Simlipal Forest Range: A Study Of Change And Continuity / Asok Datta --^ Megalithic Practices In Upland West-bengal: A Case Study On Change And Continuity Among The Hill Kharias Of Kulabahal Village, Purulia / Rita Dutta -- The Disappearing Art: The Quichua Pottery / Aleksandra Wierucka -- The Logic Of Wik Camping, North Australia / Peter Sutton -- Evenk Shamans: A Non-exotic Approach. Ethnoarchaeological Observations / Ole Grøn -- Strategy Blurring: Flexibility Approaches To Subsistence In East Timor / Sandra Pannell And Sue O'connor -- Continuance Of Neolithic Agriculture And Shifting Cultivationin The Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India / Hari C. Mahanta -- Women's Work: Skin Processing In Northern Hunter-gatherer Settlements And The Archaeological Context / Torunn Klokkernes -- Domestic Space And Cultural Transformation Among The Awá Of Eastern Amazonia / Alfredo González Rubial .. [et Al.] --^ The Neuropsychological Basis Of Rock Art: Hyperimagery And Its Significance For Understanding The Archaeological Record / Derek Hodgson And Patricia A. Helvenston -- An Ethnoarchaeological Approach To The Selknam Ceremony Of Hain: A Discussion Of The Impact Of Ritual On Social Organization In Hunter-gatherer Societies / María Estela Mansur, Raquel Piqué -- Differential Faunal Resources Management In Ritual And Domestic Spaces In Selknam Society (argentina, Tierra Del Fuego) / Edgard Camarós, Vanessa Parmigiani, Ester Verdún -- Archaeological Materialality Of Social Inequality Among Hunter-gatherer Societies / Assumpció Vila-mitjá ... [et Al.]. Edited By Karen Hardy. Includes Bibliographical References. 139-140.pdf 1 2 Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY AND PREHISTORY – A HIDDEN THREAD IN THE HISTORY OF GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGY CHAPTER 2 S.M. SHIROKOGOROFF’S THEORY OF ETHNOS CHAPTER 3 THE REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 4 CULTURAL DIFFERENCE IS THE MAIN FACTOR TO INFLUENCE ANCIENT POPULATION ESTIMATES ANALYSIS OF THE ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE FROM SHIJIAZHAI VILLAGE CHAPTER 5 SHELL MIDDENS FROM THE SALOUM DELTA, SENEGAL CHAPTER 6 TRADITIONAL HUNTING CEREMONIES IN MODERN YAKUT CULTURE CHAPTER 7 THE EVENKS OF NORTHWEST YAKUTIA: CULTURE AND LANDSCAPE (2001 AND 2006 EXPEDITIONS) CHAPTER 8 HUNTER-GATHERERS OF THE SIMLIPAL FOREST RANGE: A STUDY OF CHANGE AND CONTINUITY CHAPTER 9 MEGALITHIC PRACTICES IN UPLAND WEST-BENGAL: A CASE STUDY ON CHANGE AND CONTINUITY AMONG THE HILL KHARIAS OF KULABAHAL VILLAGE, PURULIA CHAPTER 10 THE DISAPPEARING ART – THE QUICHUA POTTERY CHAPTER 11 THE LOGIC OF WIK CAMPING, NORTH AUSTRALIA CHAPTER 12 EVENK SHAMANS – A NON-EXOTIC APPROACH. ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS CHAPTER 13 STRATEGY BLURRING: FLEXIBLE APPROACHES TO SUBSISTENCE IN EAST TIMOR CHAPTER 14 CONTINUANCE OF NEOLITHIC AGRICULTURE AND SHIFTING CULTIVATION IN THE GARO HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA CHAPTER 15 WOMEN’S WORK: SKIN PROCESSING IN NORTHERN HUNTER – GATHERER SETTLEMENTS AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT CHAPTER 16 DOMESTIC SPACE AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AMONG THE AWÁ OF EASTERN AMAZONIA CHAPTER 17 THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF ROCK ART: HYPERIMAGERY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD CHAPTER 18 AN ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE SELKNAM CEREMONY OF HAIN: A DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT OF RITUAL ON SOCIAL ORGANISATION IN HUNTER-GATHERER SOCIETIES CHAPTER 19 DIFFERENTIAL FAUNAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN RITUAL AND DOMESTIC SPACES IN SELKNAM SOCIETY (ARGENTINA, TIERRA DEL FUEGO) CHAPTER 20 ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALITY OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY AMONG HUNTER-GATHERER SOCIETIES