An archaeology of innovation is the first monograph-length
investigation of innovation and the innovation process from an
archaeological perspective. It interrogates the idea of innovation
that permeates our popular media and our political and scientific
discourse, setting this against the long-term perspective that only
archaeology can offer. Case studies span the entire breadth of
human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the
contemporary world. The book argues that the present narrow focus
on pushing the adoption of technical innovations ignores the
complex interplay of social, technological and environmental
systems that underlies truly innovative societies; the inherent
connections between new technologies, technologists and social
structure that give them meaning and make them valuable; and the
significance and value of conservative social practices that lead
to the frequent rejection of innovations. -- .
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