Consumer Choice in Historical Archaeology (Hardcover, 1987 ed.)

Historical archaeology has made great strides during the last two decades. Early archaeological reports were dominated by descriptions of features and artifacts, while research on artifacts was concentrated on studies of topology, technology, and chronology. Site reports from the 1960s and 1970s commonly expressed faith in the potential artifacts had for aiding in the identifying socioeconomic status differences and for understanding the relationships be tween the social classes in terms of their material culture. An emphasis was placed on the presence or absence of porcelain or teaware as an indication of social status. These were typical features in site reports written just a few years ago. During this same period, advances were being made in the study of food bone as archaeologists moved away from bone counts to minimal animal counts and then on to the costs of various cuts of meat. Within the last five years our ability to address questions of the rela tionship between material culture and socioeconomic status has greatly ex panded. The essays in this volume present efforts toward measuring expendi ture and consumption patterns represented by commonly recovered artifacts and food bone. These patterns of consumption are examined in conjunction with evidence from documentary sources that provide information on occupa tions, wealth levels, and ethnic affiliations of those that did the consuming. One of the refreshing aspects of these papers is that the authors are not afraid of documents, and their use of them is not limited to a role of confirmation."

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1987
First published:	1987
Editors:	S.M. SpencerWood
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	418
Edition:	1987 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-42318-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
LSN:	0-306-42318-9
Barcode:	9780306423185

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