Process and Meaning in Spatial Archaeology : Investigations Into Pre-Columbian Iroquoian Space and Place

Process and Meaning in Spatial Archaeology examines Northern Iroquoian archaeology through various lenses at multiple spatial levels, including individual households, village constructions, relationships between villages in a local region, and relationships between various Iroquoian nations and their territorial homelands. The volume includes scholars and scholarship from both sides of the US-Canadian border, presenting a contextualized analysis of settlement and landscape for a broad range of past Northern Iroquoian societies. The research in this volume represents a new wave of spatial research­—exploring beyond settlement patterning to the process and the meaning behind spatial arrangement of past communities and people—and describes new approaches being used for better understanding of past Northern Iroquoian societies. Addressing topics ranging from household task-scapes and gender relations to bioarchaeology and social network analysis, Process and Meaning in Spatial Archaeology demonstrates the vitality of current archaeological research into ancestral Northern Iroquoian societies and its growing contribution to wider debates in North American archaeology. This cutting-edge research will be of interest to archaeologists globally, as well as academics and graduate students studying Northern Iroquoian societies and cultures, geography, and spatial analysis. Contributors: Kathleen M. S. Allen, Jennifer A. Birch, William Engelbrecht, Crystal Forrest, John P. Hart, Sandra Katz, Robert H. Pihl, Aleksandra Pradzynski, Erin C. Rodriguez, Dean R. Snow, Ronald F. Williamson, Rob Wojtowicz Examines Northern Iroquoian Archaeology Through Various Lenses At Multiple Spatial Levels, Including Individual Households, Village Constructions, Relationships Between Villages In A Local Region, And Relationships Between Various Iroquoian Nations And Their Homelands. Scholarship From Both Sides Of The U.s.-canadian Border, Presents Contextualized Analysis Of Settlement And Landscape--provided By Publisher. Introduction : Settlement, Space, And Northern Iroquoian Societies / Eric E. Jones And John L. Creese -- Dwelling, Daily Life, And Power At Parker Farm / Erin C. Rodriguez And Kathleen M.s. Allen -- Growing Pains : Explaining Long-term Trends In Iroquoian Village Scale, Density, And Layout / John L. Creese -- Iroquoian Settlements In Central New York State In The Sixteenth Century : A Case Study Of Intra- And Inter-site Diversity / Kathleen M.s. Allen And Sandra Katz -- Multi-scalar Perspectives On Iroquoian Ceramics : Aggregation And Interaction In Pre-contact Ontario / Jennifer Birch, Robert B. Wojtowicz, Aleksandra Pradzynski, And Robert H. Pihl -- Refining Our Understanding Of Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-century Haudenosaunee Settlement Location Choices / Eric E. Jones -- Cross-border Interaction In Iroquoian Bioarchaeological Investigations / Crystal Forrest -- Revisiting Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory Through Social Network Analysis / John P. Hart And William E. Engelbrecht -- The Study Of Northern Iroquoia : Before And After The International Boundary / Ronald F. Williamson And Dean Snow. Edited Eric E. Jones And John L. Creese. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Settlement, Space, and Northern Iroquoian Societies -- Chapter 1. Dwelling, Daily Life, and Power at Parker Farm -- Chapter 2. Growing Pains: Explaining Long-Term Trends in Iroquoian Village Scale, Density, and Layout -- Chapter 3. Iroquoian Settlements in Central New York State in the Sixteenth Century: A Case Study of Intra- and Inter-Site Diversity -- Chapter 4. Multi-Scalar Perspectives on Iroquoian Ceramics: Aggregation and Interaction in Pre-Contact Ontario -- Chapter 5. Refining Our Understanding of Sixteenth- and Seventeenth- Century Haudenosaunee Settlement Location Choices -- Chapter 6. Cross-Border Interaction in Iroquoian Bioarchaeological Investigations -- Chapter 7. Revisiting Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory through Social Network Analysis -- Chapter 8. The Study of Northern Iroquoia: Before and After the International Boundary -- List of Contributors -- Index