Unit Issues in Archaeology: Measuring Time, Space, and Material (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry) PDF
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Unit Issues in Archaeology : Measuring title: Time, Space, and Material Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry author: Ramenofsky, Ann F. publisher: University of Utah Press isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: 9780874805475 ebook isbn13: 9780585133713 language: English Archaeometry, Antiquities--Measurement, subject Archaeology--Methodology, Landscape archaeology--Methodology. publication date: 1998 lcc: CC75.U53 1998eb ddc: 930.1/028 Archaeometry, Antiquities--Measurement, Archaeology--Methodology, Landscape Archaeology--Methodology, Landscape subject: archaeology--Methodology. Page i Unit Issues in Archaeology Page ii Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Page iii Unit Issues in Archaeology Measuring Time, Space, and Material Edited by Ann F. Ramenofsky and Anastasia Steffen THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS SALT LAKE CITY Page iv FOUNDATIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INQUIRY James M. Skibo, editor Copyright © 1998 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved Printed on acid-free paper LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Unit issues in archaeology : measuring time, space, and material / edited by Ann F. Ramenofsky and Anastasia Steffen. p. cm.(Foundations of archaeological inquiry) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87480-547-3 (alk. paper).ISBN 0-87480-548-1 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Archeometry. 2. Antiquities-Measurement. 3. ArchaeologyMethodology. 4. Landscape archaeologyMethodology. I. Ramenofsky, Ann F. (Ann Felice), 1942-. II. Steffen, Anastasia, 1963- . III. Series. CC75.U53 1997 930.1'028- dc21 97-36485 Page v For my mother Elizabeth Lantin Ramenofsky (1908-1996 ), whose love of knowledge will always be a beacon for me A.F.R. For Roger Steffenmy father, teacher, and friend (FFO )A.S. Page vii CONTENTS List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Part I: Introduction 1 1. Units as Tools of Measurement Ann F. Ramenofsky And Anastasia Steffen 3 Part II: Time 19 2. Projectile Point Types as Valid Chronological Units Charlotte Beck 21 3. Testing the Pecos Classification Heidi E. Reed And John R. Stein 41 4. The "Folsom Problem" Philippe D. Letourneau 52 5. The Illusion of Time Ann F. Ramenofsky 74 Part III: Space 85 6. Regional Scale Processes and Archaeological Landscape Units Luann Wandsnider 87 7. On Reliability, Validity, and Scale in Obsidian Sourcing Research Richard E. Hughes 103 8. Units in Chemistry-Based Ceramic Provenance Investigations Hector Neff 115 Page viii Part IV: Material 129 9. A View to the Core: Technological Units and Debitage Analysis Anastasia Steffen, Elizabeth J. Skinner, Peter W. Ainsworth 131 10. Ceramic Wares and Types Assessing: H. S. Colton's Ceramic Concepts Ruth E. Lambert 147 11. Theory, Measurement, and Explanation: Variable Shapes in Poverty Point Objects Christopher Pierce 163 References 191 Index 237 Contributors 245
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