Measuring time with artifacts : a history of methods in American archaeology / R. Lee Lyman and Michael J. O'Brien.

Author/creator Lyman, R. Lee
Other author O'Brien, Michael J. (Michael John), 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Ontology -- The concept of evolution in early twentieth-century American archaeology -- The epistemology of measurement units -- Cultural traits as units of analysis in early twentieth-century anthropology -- Chronometers and units in early archaeology and paleontology -- A.L. Kroeber and the measurement of time's arrow and time's cycle -- Time, space, and marker types in James Ford's 1936 chronology for the lower Mississippi Valley -- The epistemology of chronometers -- The direct historical approach -- American stratigraphic excavation -- Graphic depictions of culture change -- Artifact classification and artifact-based chronometry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [299]-342) and index.
LCCN 2005026723
ISBN0803229666 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0803280521 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780803229662
ISBN9780803280526

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks CC95 .L96 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold