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Behavioral archaeology offers a way of examining the past by highlighting human
engagement with the material culture of the time.'Behavioral Archaeology: Principles and …

Abstract The World Archaeology volume 'The Cultural Biography of Objects'(Marshall and
Gosden) retains its currency ten years after its publication and the ideas highlighted in it …

My ethnoarchaeological experience among the Kalinga changed forever the way I look at
pottery. When I pick up a vessel and see the patterns of soot, I can also smell the smoky …

Theory in North American archaeology is characterized in terms of foci and approaches
manifested in research issues, rather than in explicit or oppositional theoretical positions …

The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or
technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen-ries led the …

Cultural transmission (CT) is implicit in many explanations of culture change. Formal CT
models were defined by anthropologists 30 years ago and have been a subject of active …

Archaeologists make use of several different ontologies to research and develop theories
about ancient technology. After briefly sketching out central features of mainstream …

The last decade has seen a surge in ceramic ethnoarchaeological studies worldwide,
covering such important topics as ceramic production, technological change, ceramic use …

Much of what we are comes from our ancestors. Through cultural and biological inheritance
mechanisms, our genetic composition, instructions for constructing artifacts, the structure …