'Living archaeology,' says Richard Gould, 'is ethnoarchaeology in the active voice'. Using as case studies his own observations of Australian Aborigines, and those of others, the author presents a unified theory of ethnoarchaeology. He demonstrates a reliable way to infer adaptive behavior in prehistoric communities by studying adaptive behavior in a contemporary society and noting the evidence of this behavior in material discards. Gould examines and dismisses the argument by analogy, long accepted as fundamental in ...
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'Living archaeology,' says Richard Gould, 'is ethnoarchaeology in the active voice'. Using as case studies his own observations of Australian Aborigines, and those of others, the author presents a unified theory of ethnoarchaeology. He demonstrates a reliable way to infer adaptive behavior in prehistoric communities by studying adaptive behavior in a contemporary society and noting the evidence of this behavior in material discards. Gould examines and dismisses the argument by analogy, long accepted as fundamental in earlier archaeological studies of this kind, and, as an alternative, he proposes the argument by anomaly. The book starts by recording a day in the life of a traditional Australian Desert Aborigine camp. the author identifies many social, verbal, and ideational interactions that would be difficult, if not impossible, to infer directly from the typical 'archaeological' remains of this non-material behavior. The book examines differences between actual as opposed to anticipated human behavior and suggests that understanding the reasons for these contrasts is what characterizes ethnoarchaeology at its best.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0521299594.
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Very good. Previous owner's name on back of front cover; a few marks in the text. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p.; index; Contains: Illustrations, black & white. New Studies in Archaeology. Audience: General/trade.
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Good. Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. First Edition. first edition book, light wear on the dust jacket, inscription from the previous owner Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very good+ in Very good+ jacket. Brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has hint of wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ has faint sun to spine, rubbing and mild shelfwear.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 288 p. New Studies in Archaeology . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
