The Archaeology of Kinship : Advancing Interpretation and Contributions to Theory /

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"Bradley Ensor shows how kinship can be a valuable tool for archaeologists. The Archaeology of Kinship explains how kinship is relevant to contemporary archaeological theory, detailing methods appropriate for archaeological analysis, and provides long-overdue solutions to problems plaguing ethn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ensor, Bradley E., 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscon : The University of Arizona Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social archaeology.
Kinship.
Ethnoarchaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
ethnoarchaeology.
kinship.
Archeologie sociale.
Ethnoarcheologie.
Parente.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The importance of kinship in archaeology ; The Hohokam
  • Households. Household-scale social organization ; Archaeological analysis of household-scale social organization ; Hohokam households
  • Descent groups. Descent group organization ; Archaeological analysis of descent group organization ; Hohokam descent groups
  • Marriage, political economy, and transformations. The political economy of kinship and marriage ; Archaeological analysis of marriage and political economy ; Hohokam marriage, political economies, and transformations
  • Contributions of kinship research. New insights on the Hohokam ; Archaeological contributions to kinship theory ; New frontiers in kinship research.

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