Description: European Archaeology as Anthropology: Essays in Memory of Bernard Wailes (University Museum Monograph) Author: Pam J. Crabtree, Peter Bogucki Title: European Archaeology as Anthropology: Essays in Memory of Bernard Wailes (University Museum Monograph) Publication: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2017 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes tables, figures, and B&W photographs. 271 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. Since the days of V. Gordon Childe, the study of the emergence of complex societies has been a central question in anthropological archaeology. However, archaeologists working in the Americanist tradition have drawn most of their models for the emergence of social complexity from research in the Middle East and Latin America. Bernard Wailes was a strong advocate for the importance of later prehistoric and early medieval Europe as an alternative model of sociopolitical evolution and trained generations of American archaeologists now active in European research from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. Two centuries of excavation and research in Europe have produced one of the richest bodies of archaeological data anywhere in the world. The abundant data show that technological innovations such as metallurgy appeared very early, but urbanism and state formation are comparatively late developments. Key transformative process such as the spread of agriculture did not happen uniformly but rather at different rates in different regions. The essays in this volume celebrate the legacy of Bernard Wailes by highlighting the contribution of the European archaeological record to our understanding of the emergence of social complexity. They provide case studies in how ancient Europe can inform anthropological archaeology. Not only do they illuminate key research topics, they also invite archaeologists working in other parts of the world to consider comparisons to ancient Europe as they construct models for cultural development for their regions. Although there is a substantial corpus of literature on European prehistoric and medieval archaeology, we do not know of a comparable volume that explicitly focuses on the contribution that the study of ancient Europe can make to anthropological archaeology.. Seller ID: 2628 Subject: Anthropology, Europe The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Pam J. Crabtree, Peter Bogucki
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Year Printed: 2017
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
