Archaeological Approaches to Technology

Libro de Heather M. L. MILLER (2007)

Contenido:

1 Introduction: Archaeological Approaches to Technology
Terminology
Archaeology and Technology Studies
Overview of Volume

2 Methodology: Archaeological Approaches to the Study of Technology
Archaeological Field Techniques: Discovery/Recovery
The Examination of Archaeological Remains
Ordering and Analyzing Data
Analogy and Sociocultural Interpretation

3 Extractive-Reductive Crafts
Classification of Crafts
Stone/Lithics
Fibers: Cordage, Basketry, Textiles
Wood, Bone, and Other Sculpted Organics (Antler, Horn, Ivory, Shell)

4 Transformative Crafts
Fired Clay
Vitreous Silicates: Glazes, Faiences and Glass
Metals: Copper and Iron

5 Thematic Studies in Technology
Technological Systems: Reed Boat Production and Use
Innovation and the Organization of Labor
Technological Style

6 Thematic Studies in Technology (Continued)
Value, Status, and Social Relations: The Role of New Artificial Materials in the Indus Valley Tradition
Technologies of Religious Ritual in the American Southwest

7 The Analysis of Multiple Technologies
Cross-Craft Perspectives
Technological Style and Cross-Craft Interactions