Archer / Bartoy Between Dirt and Discussion

Methods, Methodology and Interpretation in Historical Archaeology
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-34219-1
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 222 Seiten

Interpretations of the past are under constant critical scrutiny in archaeology. In recent decades, theoretical views have profoundly changed the conceptions of both "the past" and archaeologists' relationship to this object of study. However, our basic excavation and analytical methods have undergone little critical re-evaluation. Often archaeological discussions begin as if "data" were already established, independent of the research designs and analytical choices that produce them. Interpretation often ends at the lectern, but it has many beginnings within the traditional archaeological process.

Exploring how data is generated and interpreted by historical archaeologists, it is at the intersection of "dirt and discussion". The cases presented in this volume revisit old methods and previous scholarly approaches with new perspectives, along with incorporating the newest technologies available to understanding the past. Rethinking the classics and engaging with new modes of data creation also generate fresh theoretical approaches.

Using their own work as examples, the contributors explore the connections between methodology and interpretation. Between Dirt and Discussion advocates recentering the materials that make archaeology , in the hopes of reinvigorating dialogues about the historic past, and archaeological contributions to its understanding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Archer, Steven

Bartoy, Kevin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;13
2;Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Considering methods and methodology in historical archaeology --- Steven N. Archer and Kevin M. Bartoy ;15
3;Chapter 2 PIPEMAKERS AND THEIR WORKSHOPS The use of geochemical analysis in the study of the clay tobacco pipe industry --- Alan Vince and Allan Peacey;24
3.1;1. THE INTRODUCTION OF TOBACCO PIPES TO ENGLAND;25
3.2;2. PIPECLAY;26
3.2.1;2.1 Formation;27
3.2.2;2.2 Occurrence;27
3.3;3. THE PIPECLAY TRADE IN THE BRITISH ISLES;29
3.4;4. THE PIPE ASTON PROJECT;31
3.5;5. THE ORGANIZATION OF PIPE MANUFACTURE;33
3.6;6. CHARACTERIZATION OF PIPECLAY ARTIFACTS;33
3.7;7. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND ONLINE ARCHIVING;40
3.8;8. DISCUSSION;41
3.9;REFERENCES;43
4;Chapter 3 THE INTEGRATION OF HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA WITHIN THE GIS ENVIRONMENT --- Scott Madry;45
4.1;1. QUESTIONS OF SPACE AND TIME;45
4.2;2. CASE STUDY 1: REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE ARROUX VALLEY, FRANCE;48
4.3;3. CASE STUDY 2: HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH FOR MOUNTAIN GORILLA HABITAT RESEARCH IN THE VIRUNGA MOUNTAINS OF AFRICA;57
4.4;4. CASE STUDY 3: INCORPORATION OF HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA IN A STATE-WIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PREDICTIVE MODEL AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NCDOT);62
4.5;5. CONCLUSION;67
4.6;REFERENCES;69
5;Chapter 4 SALOONS IN THE WILD WEST AND TAVERNS IN MESOPOTAMIA Explorations along the timeline of public drinking --- Kelly J. Dixon;73
5.1;1. INTRODUCTION;74
5.2;2. PUBLIC DRINKING: DISCUSSIONS FROM THE RECENT AND THE ANCIENT PAST;76
5.3;3. CONCLUSION;84
5.4;REFERENCES;86
6;Chapter 5 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A HOME House history in a subsurface feature --- Steven N. Archer , Kevin M. Bartoy and Charlotte L. Pearson;92
6.1;1. INTRODUCTION;93
6.2;2. EXCAVATION;95
6.3;3. ANALYTICAL METHODS;96
6.3.1;3.1 The Phytolith Data;96
6.3.2;3.2 The Microstratigraphic Evidence;98
6.3.3;3.3 Supplemental Evidence: Artifacts and Macrobotanical Remains;99
6.4;4. CREATING A NARRATIVE OF DWELLING AND LANDSCAPE;100
6.5;5. CONCLUSION;109
6.6;REFERENCES;122
7;Chapter 6 ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL MODELS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF PIPES OF THE EARLY COLONIAL CHESAPEAKE --- Anna S. Agbe-Davies;125
7.1;1. INTRODUCTION;125
7.2;2. CLASSIFICATION;126
7.3;3. THE CASE OF LOCALLY MADE PIPES;134
7.4;4. CONCLUSION;145
7.5;REFERENCES;146
8;Chapter 7 ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC DESTRUCTION --- Edward C. Harris;151
8.1;1. INTRODUCTION;151
8.2;2. STRATIGRAPHIC REVOLUTION AND THE HARRIS MATRIX;152
8.3;3. SURFACES AND GIS TECHNOLOGY;154
8.4;4. THE ETHICS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;157
8.5;REFERENCES;160
9;Chapter 8 FINDING COMMON GROUND IN COMMON PLACES Interdisciplinary methods for analyzing historic architecture on archaeological sites --- Bonnie J. Clark and Kathleen Corbett;161
9.1;1. INTRODUCTION;162
9.2;2. CONVERGENT THEORIES;162
9.3;3. COLLABORATING AT LA PLACITA;164
9.4;4. LESSON 1: PERFORM FIELDWORK COLLABORATIVELY;166
9.5;5. LESSON 2: STEAL FROM EACH OTHER;167
9.6;6. LESSON 3: WORK IN THE GAPS;172
9.7;REFERENCES;175
10;Chapter 9 RE-EXCAVATION, REFLEXIVITY AND RESPONSIBILITY AT COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG The archaeology of archaeology and the refinement of site interpretation --- Marley R. Brown III and Andrew C. Edwards;178
10.1;1. INTRODUCTION;178
10.2;2. THE FIRST TIME;179
10.3;3. THE SECOND TIME;182
10.4;4. THE THIRD TIME;184
10.5;5. LESSONS LEARNED;186
10.6;REFERENCES;190
11;Chapter 10 EXCAVATING SITES UNSEEN The example ofearthfast buildings in the colonial Chesapeake --- Mark Kostro;192
11.1;1. INTRODUCTION;192
11.2;2. EARTHFAST INVISIBILITY;194
11.3;3. CASE STUDY 1: THE ATKINSON SITE;195
11.4;4. CASE STUDY 2: THE PENSKE SITE;201
11.5;5. CONCLUSION;204
11.6;REFERENCES;206
12;Chapter 11 "PONYING UP TO BILLY HURST'S SALOON' The testing and evaluation of nineteenth- and twentieth-century archaeological deposits through less invasive techniques in Yosemite National Park, California --- Kevin M. Bartoy, John Holson, and Hannah Ballard;209
12.1;1 INTRODUCTION;209
12.2;2. INTEGRATED METHODS, IDENTIFICATION, AND EVALUATION;210
12.3;3. THE WAY STATION LOCUS;212
12.4;4. THE RANGER STATION LOCUS;218
12.5;5. THE CCC LOCUS;220
12.6;6. FLEXIBILITY IN RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS;223
12.7;7. SAYING A LOT WITH A LITTLE;224
12.8;8. CONCLUSION;226
12.9;REFERENCES;229
13;Chapter 12 METHODOLOGY, MATERIALITY, AND THE ENDLESS SEA OF ARCHAEOLOGY --- Kevin M. Bartoy and Steven N. Archer;232
13.1;REFERENCES;236
14;INDEX;238