Unit Issues in Archaeology: Measuring Time, Space, and Material (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)

670 Pages·1997·4.05 MB·English

by  Ann F. Ramenofsky

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
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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
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FOUNDATIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INQUIRY
James M. Skibo, editor
Copyright © 1998 by the University of Utah Press
All rights reserved
Printed on acid-free paper
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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
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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.
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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