The Cultural Dynamics of Shell-Matrix Sites /

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"The excavation of shell middens and mounds is an important source of information regarding past human diet, settlement, technology, and paleoenvironments. The contributors to this book introduce new ways to study shell-matrix sites, ranging from the geochemical analysis of shellfish to the int...

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Other Authors: Klokler, Daniela, Burchell, Meghan, Eggers, Sabine, 1961-, Souza, Sheila M. Ferraz Mendonça de, Roksandic, Mirjana
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social archaeology.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Fish remains (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology)
Ethnoarchaeology.
Coastal archaeology.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
ethnoarchaeology.
Ethnoarcheologie.
Archeologie côtiere.
Archeologie sociale.
Fouilles (Archeologie)
Restes humains (Archeologie)
Restes de poissons (Archeologie)
Debris de cuisine (Archeologie) > Aspect social.
Debris de cuisine (Archeologie) > Analyse.
Kitchen-middens > Social aspects.
Kitchen-middens > Analysis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The excavation of shell middens and mounds is an important source of information regarding past human diet, settlement, technology, and paleoenvironments. The contributors to this book introduce new ways to study shell-matrix sites, ranging from the geochemical analysis of shellfish to the interpretation of human remains buried within. Drawing upon examples from around the world, this is one of the only books to offer a global perspective on the archaeology of shell-matrix sites; 'A substantial contribution to the literature on the subject and essential reading for archaeologists and others who work on this type of site'--Barbara Voorhies, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of Coastal Collectors in the Holocene : The Chantuto People of Southwest Mexico"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages).
ISBN:9780826354570

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