Author : Pertti J. Pelto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,21 MB
Release : 1978-02-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521292283
A comprehensive text on research methods in social and cultural anthropology, covering tools, counting and sampling, fieldwork and research design. Originally published by Harper & Row, 1970.
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Page : 180 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Anthropology
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Author : John J. Poggie
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780791410011
The authors of this book share a common assumption about anthropology--that replicable and systematic procedures of data collection and analysis are essential requirements for building useful cultural theory. They view cultural theory as both an aid to understanding sociocultural phenomena, and as an aid in changing existing social conditions. This book focuses on five specific themes representing a set of principles for conducting research: the importance of intra-cultural variation; the blending of qualitative and quantitative approaches; the search for micro/macro levels of generalization; the innovative matching of methodology to research problems; and the practical or applied merit of systematically generated and evaluated theory. It contributes to scientific anthropology and shows that the credibility and utility of anthropological research in policy matters is enhanced by scientific research methodology.
Author : Linda M. Whiteford
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 2008-02-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 147861059X
In this concise introduction to anthropological ethics, Whiteford and Trotter provide current and prospective researchers and practitioners with a solid foundation of ethical concepts and issues, including respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. They take into account both national and international discussions and practice of ethics. Together with equipping readers with essentials about ethics, the authors explore ethical problems common among anthropologists. Ethical challenges often arise from the unanticipated consequences of a research design, from conflicts among stakeholders, or from the clash of two positive ethical principleswhen adherence to one of the principles may violate another. Functioning both as a capstone and a learning tool, the last chapter presents a real-life ethical dilemma and introduces readers to a detailed problem-solving guide. Other pedagogical aids include end-of-chapter questions that inspire deeper thinking about ethical principles and issues, and five brief ethical dilemma cases for further enrichment and study.
Author : Lewis R. Binford
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1483213951
Bones: Ancient Men and Modern Myths focuses on bone structures and characteristics, including bone modifications, breakage, processing, and destruction by animals. The publication first elaborates on the transitions to relics to artifacts and monuments to assemblages and middle-range research and the role of actualistic studies, including artifact and assemblage phase and relic and monument phase. The text then takes a look at the patterns of bone modifications produced by nonhuman agents and human modes of bone modification. Discussions focus on breakage related to other forms of bone processing, morphology of bone breakage, chopping and bone breakage as butchering techniques, butchering marks, bone breakage and destruction by animals, tooth marks, and previous approaches to understanding the significance of broken and modified bone. The manuscript ponders on patterns of association stemming from the behavior of man versus that of beast, as well as control collections of animal-structured assemblages; information on kill behavior and comparisons; observations of wolves and their behavior; and studies of assemblage composition caused by beasts. The publication is a valuable source of information for researchers interested in bone structure and modifications.
Author : Kenneth R. Holyoke
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0776629662
The Far Northeast: 3000 BP to Contact is the first volume to synthesize archaeological research from across Atlantic Canada and northern New England for the period spanning from 3000 years ago to European contact. Recently, notions of the “Woodland period” in the broader Northeast have drawn scrutiny from experts due to increasing awareness that its hallmarks—such as horticulture, village formation, mortuary ceremonialism, and the advent of various technologies—appear to be less synchronous than once thought. By paying particular attention to the Far Northeast and its unique (yet sometimes marginal) position in Woodland discourse, this work offers a much-needed in-depth look at one of the best-documented cases of hunter-gatherer persistence and adaptation at the eve of European contact. Penned by academic, government, and cultural-resource-management archaeologists, the seventeen chapters in The Far Northeast: 3000 BP to Contact draw on decades of research in considering this period, both in terms of variability within the region, and integration with broader cultural patterns in the Northeast and beyond. Published in English.
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Page : 652 pages
File Size : 24,73 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Anthropology
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Author : Catherine M. Cameron
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 1999-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0816517819
Discusses what archaeology can reveal about how Pueblo architecture was built and used, and describes the Hopi buildings at Oraibi, Arizona
Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780415213301
This comprehensive, fully illustrated Companion answers the need for an in-depth archaeology reference that provides authoritative coverage of this complex and interdisciplinary field. The work brings together the myriad strands and the great temporal and spatial breadth of the field into two thematically organized volumes. In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.
Author : John D. Loftin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 34,7 MB
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253215727
Includes material on shamanism, death, witchcraft, myth, tricksters, and kachina initiations.
