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نویسندگان: Efthymia Nikita (editor). Thilo Rehren (editor)
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ISBN (شابک) : 0323907997, 9780323907996
ناشر: Academic Press
سال نشر: 2023
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زبان: English
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9780323918565v1_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 1 EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Cultural Ecology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Global Theories of Archaeology Introduction Overview: Global Theories in Archaeology Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Historic Roots of Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References History of Archaeology: The Last Few Centuries Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Afro-Brazilian Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Material Culture Studies Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Philosophy of Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary Funding Statement References Further Reading Processual Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions: What Happened, Where Did It Happen, What is Happening, and What Will Happen References1111The publisher\'s editorial policy limited the number of bibliographic citations. 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Post-Processual Archaeology Introduction Overview: Modern, Post-modern, and Post-processual Archaeology/Archaeologies Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Social Theory in Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References World-Systems Analysis: Traditions and Schools of Thought Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Agency in Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Anthropological Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Archaeoastronomy Introduction Overview Key Issues and Examples Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Archaeological Science Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeology of Childhood Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeology of Cult and Religion Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Digital Sources Archaeology of Enslavement Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeology of Food Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeology and the New Materialisms Introduction Overview of the New Materialisms: Key Concepts Key Issues: Archaeological Applications of New Materialisms Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Behavioral Archaeology Introduction Overview: The Birth of Behavioral Archaeology Key Issues: Similarities to Evolutionary Archaeology Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Biblical Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Cognitive Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Community Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Conflict Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Contextual Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Digital Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Economic Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Environmental Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Ethnoarchaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary Further Reading Evolutionary/Neo-Darwinian Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgment References Experimental Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Feminist Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues and Important Directions Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Field Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Conclusions References Relevant Websites Forensic Archaeology Introduction Overview: Traditional vs. Forensic vs. Humanitarian Archaeology Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Funerary Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues in Funerary Archaeology Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Gender and Queer Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Interpretive Art and Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Islamic Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References For Terms, Sites and General Discussions Selected Topics Further Reading Landscape Archaeology and Socio-Environmental Patterns Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Websites Maritime Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Websites Marxist Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Networks in Archaeology Introduction Historical Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Phenomenological Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Postcolonial Archaeology and Colonial Praxis Introduction Overview: Anticolonial/Decolonial/Postcolonial Projects Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Primate Archaeology Introduction Overview: Discoveries and Contributions to Human Origins Research Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Archaeological Ethnographies Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Identity and Power Introduction Identity: Self and Group Power: Substance, Relationship, or Discourse? Categorical Aspects of Identity in Archaeology The Politics of Identity Further Reading Gender and Heritage Introduction Overview: Gender and Heritage—State of the Art Key Issues: What Does Heritage Have to Do With Male Individualization? Summary and Future Directions References Archaeological Heritage Values and Significance Introduction Overview: Erasing the Processual Traces of Archaeological Values Key Issues: Evolution of Archaeological Values Summary and Future Directions References Archaeology, Heritage and Globalization Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeological Heritage and Museum Interpretation Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Indigenous Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Participatory Processes and Conflict Resolution in Archaeology and Heritage Introduction Overview Key Issues: Current Debates Regarding Participatory Processes and Conflict Resolution Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Ethical Issues and Responsibilities Introduction The Core Ethic: Protecting, Obtaining, and Using Data The Ethics of Destroying Archaeological Sites The Ethics of Treating With “Looters” and “Traffickers” The Ethics of Relations With Indigenous, Descendant, and Protective Communities The Ethics of the Workplace and Society Conclusion Further Reading Archaeology and Human Rights Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Repatriation of Human Remains Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Restitution of Collections - An Appraisal Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Conclusion References Looting and Illicit Trafficking of Archaeological Heritage Introduction Overview (With Special Focus on International Cultural Heritage Law from 1945) Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The UNESCO 1972 Convention and Archaeology Introduction Overview: The Development of “Heritage” Key Issues: The Understanding of Archaeology in the Context of the Convention and Foreign Policy Summary and Future Directions References Archaeological Heritage Management Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Preventive Archaeology - Cultural Heritage and Land Planning Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Heritage and Sustainability Introduction Overview - Historical Evolution of the Link Between Sustainability and Cultural Heritage Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Websites Heritage Tourism and Visitor Management Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Conclusions References Archaeological Sites and Archaeological Site Parks in China Introduction Overview: Archaeological Site Protection in China Key Issues: Protection and Display of Archaeological Sites in China Summary and Future Directions Further Reading Economics and Archaeological Heritage Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Funding in Archaeology: Public, Private and In-Between Introduction Overview: Public and Private Funding Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing in Archaeology Introduction: Archaeology and Engaging the Public Overview: Archaeology and the “Crowd” Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgment References Professional Careers in Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeology and the Future Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites 9780323918565v2_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2A CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 2A EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Classification of Archaeological Sites Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Open-Air Sites (Paleolithic) Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Site Formation in Caves and Rockshelters Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Rock Art and Petroglyphs Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Shell Middens Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Hunting Traps, Jumps, and Kill Sites Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Agricultural Fields Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Settlements, Tell Formation Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Cemeteries and Necropoleis Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Site Formation: Conflict Sites Introduction Overview: Battlefield Signatures and Patterns Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Road and Transport Networks Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Treasures, Votive Artefacts and Offerings Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Quarrying and Building Stones Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Multimedia References Further Reading Relevant Websites Mining, Beneficiation: Raw Material Appropriation Introduction Overview and Key Issues: Mining Practices as chaîne opératoire Summary and Future Directions References History of Fieldwork Approaches, Methods and Techniques Introduction Overview of Historical Development Key Issues: The Fundamental Nature of Excavation and Post-excavation Work Summary and Future Directions References Multimedia Survey Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Geophysical Prospection Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Airborne and Space-Borne Prospection Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Predictive Modeling in Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Stratigraphic Diagrams Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Mortuary Excavation and Recording Approaches Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Mapping Methods What and Why Do We Map? History of Site Mapping Site Mapping Methods Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Sampling Methods and Theory Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Stone, Mudbrick and Burnt Brick Structures Introduction Overview: From a Dwelling to a Remain Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Dry, Cold Excavations Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Waterlogged Sites Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Websites Underwater Archaeology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Preservation of Archaeological Remains in Situ Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Archaeology and Cyberspace Introduction Overview Key Issues and Future Directions Summary References 9780323918565v3_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2B CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 2B EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Archaeological Materials: Challenges and Future Directions Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Paleolithic Raw Material Provenance Studies Introduction Historical Developments An Integrated Approach Interpretive Framework A Palaeolithic Perspective: Diachronic Change and Macro-regional Variability Case-Studies Conclusions Further Reading Traceology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Ceramics: Stylistic and Functional Analysis Introduction: Style and Function in Archaeological Research Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Ceramics: Chemical and Petrographic Analysis Introduction Overview Key Issues: Petrographic and Chemical Applications for Solving Archaeological Questions on Ancient Ceramics Summary and Future Directions References Ceramics: Organic Residue Analysis Introduction Overview: Preservation of Organic Components in a Ceramic Matrix Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Multimedia Annexes Bone Tool Analysis Introduction Overview and Key Issues to Bone Tool Studies Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Chipped Stones and Debitage Assemblages Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Obsidian Sourcing by X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Ground Stone Tools and Vessels Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Jade and Precious Stones Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Beads and Pendants Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Metals: Primary Production Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Metals: Manufacture and Use Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Cementitious Materials Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Lime and Gypsum Mortars in Historic Construction Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Glass: Primary Production Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgements References Further Reading Glazes Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Pigments as Archaeological Materials Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeological Science in Practice Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Forgeries and Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Human-Landscape Interactions Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgements References Social Impacts on Landscapes Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Geomorphology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Soil Micromorphology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Website Taphonomy in Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Paleoclimatology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Archaeobotany: Wood and Charcoal Remains Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeobotany: Plant Macroremains Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeobotany: Plant Microfossils Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeobotany: Microscopic and Molecular Techniques Introduction Overview: Selected Plant Remains From Archaeological Sites and Their Recovery Methods Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeobotany: Plant Domestication Introduction Overview Summary of Key Issues and Future Directions References Further Reading Archaeobotany: Crop Husbandry Introduction Overview Key Issues and Current Debates Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Food and Feasting Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Fiber Artifacts Introduction Recovery and Conservation Protocols Laboratory Methods Analytical Methods Raw Materials Photography Description, Compilation, and Interpretation References Further Reading Textiles Textiles and the Archaeological Record Textiles and Society Textile Technologies Textile Structures and Patterns Archaeological Finds Significant Finds of Archaeological Textiles Amplifying the Archaeological Record Further Reading Animal Domestication Introduction Overview Key Issues: Current Debates on Animal Domestication Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Animal Management Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Vertebrate Zooarchaeology Introduction Overview Key Issue: Biometry and Its Importance in Zooarchaeology Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Invertebrate Analysis Mollusks as Ornaments, Artifacts, and Shell Money Mollusks as a Food Source Mollusks Used in Construction and Pottery Production Textile and Textile Dyes Paleoenvironment and Dating Quantification Other Invertebrates Further Reading Archaeoparasitology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Human Remains: Challenges and Future Directions Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Paleodemography Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Human Remains: Paleopathology Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Human Remains: Diet Introduction Overview and Key Issues: Non-destructive Skeletal Methods for Reconstructing Past Diet Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Biodistance Analysis Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Activity-Related Skeletal Changes Introduction Reconstructing Past Activities: An Overview Key Issues: Types of ARSC—Potential and Limits Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Dental Anthropology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Epidemiologic Transitions Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Osteobiography: The Bioarchaeology of Individuals Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Bioarchaeology of Childhood Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Historical Bioarchaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues and Future Directions Summary References Further Reading Mummified Tissues Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Paleoanthropology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Relative Dating: Stratigraphy and Seriation Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relative Dating: Combining Chronological Information Introduction: Relative Dating Defined Overview: Relative Dating in Archaeology Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Luminescence Dating Overview References Further Reading Building a Radiocarbon Chronology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Website Archaeomagnetic Dating Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Website Obsidian Hydration Dating Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Archaeological Dendrochronology Introduction: Archaeological Dendrochronology Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant websites: Selected Online Dendrochronology Resources and Dendrochronology Software Archaeogenetics Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Paleoproteomics Introduction Overview: History of the Method Key Issues: Proteins in the Archaeological Record Summary and Future Directions References Isotopic Analysis: Organic Remains Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Isotopic Analysis: Inorganic Remains Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Synchrotron Methods Introduction Overview of Synchrotrons and Techniques Key Issues: Applications in Archaeology Summary and Future Directions References Agent-Based Modeling Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Statistics: Part I - Exploratory Data Analysis Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Appendices A–C. Supplementary data References Further Reading Statistics: Part II - Confirmatory Data Analysis Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Appendices A–C. Supplementary data References Further Reading 9780323918565v4_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 3 CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 3 EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Structure of Volumes 3 and 4: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania Aim Structure Maps Chronology Individual Units Africa, South: Human Origins Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, South: Earlier Stone Age Introduction Overview Key Issues and Evolutionary Implications Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Africa, South: Middle Stone Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Africa, Tropical: Middle Stone Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, South: Later Stone Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Africa, North: Bronze Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, North: Neolithic and Predynastic Egypt Introduction Overview Key Issues and Future Directions Conclusion References Further Reading Egypt, Pharaonic Introduction Old Kingdom (3rd–8th Dynasty, c. 2686–2160 BC) First Intermediate Period (9th–Early 11th Dynasty; c. 2160–2055 BC) Middle Kingdom (Later 11th–13th Dynasty; c. 2055–1650 BC) Second Intermediate Period (15th–17th Dynasty; c. 1650–1550 BC) New Kingdom (18th–20th Dynasty; c. 1550–1069 BC) Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069–664 BC) Late Period (26th–30th Dynasty; 664–332 BC) Further Reading Africa, North: Medieval Ethiopia Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, North: Eastern Sahara Introduction Overview: Eco-geography and Climate Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Africa, Tropical: Pastoral Neolithic Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Foragers, Farmers, and Metallurgists Further Reading Africa, Tropical: Madagascar and Surrounding Islands Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary References Africa, Tropical: East African Foragers Introduction Overview: Defining Hunter-Gatherers or Foragers Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, South: Iron Age Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, West: Villages, Cities, and Early States Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, South: Late Holocene Forager and Farmer Interactions Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgements References Africa, South: Indian Ocean and Atlantic Connections Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions: Frontiers and Impacts References Africa, South: Ancient Chiefdoms and States Introduction Overview: Perceiving Complexity in Southern Africa Key Issues: Resetting the Map Summary and Future Directions: Can Chiefdoms and States Be Reimagined? References Africa, South: Precolonial Mining and Metallurgy Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, South: Ethnoarchaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, North: Historical Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, Tropical: Historical Archaeology: Revolutionary Practices Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Africa, Tropical: Swahili Archaeology Introduction: Who are the Swahili? Overview Key Issues: Current Trends in Swahili Archaeology Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Africa, South: Historical Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References New World, Peopling of Introduction Climates, Environments, and Archaeological Records Landscapes, Technologies, Economies, and Founding Populations Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Connections Epilog Further Reading Americas, South: Peopling Stage Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Americas, Caribbean: The Earliest Peoples Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Early Cultures of Middle America Introduction Dating and Chronology The Path to Middle America The First Paleoindian Migrations The Late Paleoindian Period The Origins of Middle American Art and Ideology The Archaic Period in General From Nomadic Hunting and Gathering to Village Based Farming Societies: Toward Explaining the Processes of Development Further Reading Peopling of the Caribbean Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Mesoamerica: Archaic Period Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Mesoamerica: Formative Period Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Early Cultures of the Central Andes Introduction Current and Past Environments Climatic Changes During the Final Pleistocene First Researches, First Milestones The First Occupations (Before 10,000 BP) Early Archaic: The Time of Specialized Hunters (10,000–8000 BP) Middle Archaic: The Beginnings of a Production Economy (8000–5000 BP) Further Reading Archaeology of the North American Arctic Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Americas, North: Eastern Woodlands Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary References Americas, North: Hopewell Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues and Future Directions Summary and Conclusion References Relevant Websites Americas, North: Great Plains Introduction Palaeo-Indian Cultures Plains Archaic Cultures Plains Woodland Cultures Plains Village Traditions Southern Plains Transition to the Historic Tribes Historic Sites Archaeology Further Reading Americas, North: Indigenous Political Institutions Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References North America, Southwest Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading North America, Southwest: Anasazi / Ancestral Pueblo Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading North America, Southwest: Hohokam Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading North America, Southwest: The Mogollon Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References North America, Southwest: Ancient Peoples of the Four Corners Region Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References California and the Sierra Nevada Ice Age Hunters Early Holocene Diversification Middle Holocene Elaboration and Innovation Late Holocene Intensification Late Holocene Specialization and Complexity Summary Epilog Further Reading Americas, Mesoamerica: Middle-Range Societies and States Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Mesoamerica: Classic and Postclassic Stage Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Caribbean: The Greater and Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Amazon Basin Interpretive Themes in Amazonian Archaeology Research Methodology History of Research at Sites The Human Developmental Sequence in Amazonia Further Reading Americas, South: Andean Complexity Introduction: The Archaeological Setting Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, South: Intermediate Periods Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Americas, South: Late Horizon Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References North America, Southwest: Exchange Systems Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Mesoamerica: Pre-colonial Ritual and Religion Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgements References Americas, South: Pre-Columbian Exchange in the Andes Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Americas, South: Pre-Columbian Metallurgy in the Andean Region Introduction: The Emergence of Metallurgy in the New World Overview Key Issues: The Chaîne Opératoire of New World Metallurgy Summary and Future Directions References Americas, Mesoamerica: Tarascan-Mexican Archaeometallurgy Introduction: The Emergence of Metallurgy in Mesoamerica Overview: The Chaíne Opératoire of New World Metallurgy Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Historical Archaeology in the United States Roots of Historical Archaeology in the United States Approaches and Subject Matter Goals of Historical Archaeology in the United States Time Periods, Issues, and Representative Sites Disclaimer Further Reading Americas, Mesoamerica: Historical Archaeology Introduction Overview: Historical Archaeology in Mesoamerican Countries Key Issues: Themes in Mesoamerican Historical Archaeology 2008–2021 Summary and Future Directions References Americas, South: Historical Archaeology Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Relevant Websites Oceania: Peopling Introduction: Inhabiting a Sea of Islands Overview: Chronological Narrative of the Incremental Growth Model Key Issues: Debates Regarding the Peopling of Oceania Summary and Future Directions: Further Implications Acknowledgments References The Human History of the Pacific Islands Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Historical Archaeology in Australia Introduction Archaeologies of Convicts Archaeologies of Settlement Archaeologies of Interaction Archaeologies of Australian Cities Archaeologies of Industry Maritime Archaeologies Future Directions Further Reading Relevant Websites 9780323918565v5_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 4A CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 4A EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Structure of Volumes 3, 4A and 4B: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania Aim Structure Maps Chronology Individual Units Between the Ural Mountains and Lena River: The Post-Glacial Stone Age in Northern Asia Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, East: Japanese Archipelago, Paleolithic Cultures Search for the Earliest Evidence of Human Presence Late Palaeolithic Assemblages Further Reading Asia, East: Japanese Archipelago, Prehistoric Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers Definition Chronology End of the Jomon Subsistence Further Reading Asia, East: Japan, Kofun to Heian (250–1185 CE) Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary References Further Reading Asia, Northeast, Early States and Civilizations Complexity in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province Upper Xiajiadian Eastern Dongbei and the Korean Peninsula Bronze Age Korea The State of Old Chosun Korean States After Nangnang Yayoi and Kofun Periods in Japan Further Reading Asia, East: Paleolithic Cultures Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, East: China, Neolithic Cultures Introduction Environmental and Cultural Diversity in China The Early Neolithic Period The Middle Neolithic Period The Late Neolithic Period Conclusions Acknowledgment Further Reading Asia, East: Social Complexity and Early States in Late Prehistoric China Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgment References Asia, East: China, Bronze Age Civilizations Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, East: Imperial China: Qin and Han (221 BCE–CE 220) Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, East: China, Medieval Period (220–960 CE) Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary References Asia, East: Imperial China: Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties (916–1644 CE) Introduction Overview Key Issues in the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Tibetan Plateau: Prehistory Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Tibetan Plateau: The Tubo Kingdom Introduction Overview Summary and Future Directions References Asia, East: Buddhist Remains and Cave-Temples in China Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary Acknowledgment References Asia, Southeast: Islands Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgements References Further Reading Asia, Southeast: Early States of the Mainland Introduction Overview Key Issues: Early States Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Asia, South: Palaeolithic Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, South: Neolithic Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, South: Indus Civilization Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, South: Ganges Valley Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary Acknowledgments References Asia, South: South India and Sri Lanka Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, South: Archaeology of Buddhism in India Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Steppe, East: Paleolithic Kazakhstan Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Asia, Steppe, East: Neolithic and Chalcolithic Kazakhstan Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Bibliography (Translated) Bibliography (Original Cyrillic) Asia, Steppe, East: Bronze and Iron Age Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Asia, Steppe, East: Early Iron Age Pastoralist Cultures Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Bibliography (Translated) Bibliography (Original Cyrillic) Asia, Steppe, East: Medieval Cities, Religion and Textiles Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Further Reading In English In Chinese In Japanese In Russian Asia, Steppe, East: Middle Ages (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Southwest: Palaeolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic Introduction Overview and Key Issues: Key Themes and Diachronic Trends Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Asia, Southwest: Neolithic Onset of Modern Societies Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Southwest: From Sumer to Babylon Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Southwest: Iron Age (c. 1200–539 BC) Levant and Mesopotamia Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Asia, Southwest: The Persian Empires Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Asia, Southwest: Bilād al-Shām, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula – The Islamic Period Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Neolithic and Chalcolithic of West Asia Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Relevant Websites Asia, Southwest: The Mountain Regions During the Iron Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Relevant Websites Asia, West: Roman Eastern Colonies Introduction Brief History and Topography The Nature of the Provinces Archaeology of the Eastern Provinces Conclusion and Outlook Reference Further Reading Asia, West: Byzantine Empire Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Silk Roads Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Relevant Websites Maritime Silk Road∗ Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References 9780323918565v6_WEB Front Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY Copyright CONTENTS OF VOLUME 4B CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 4B EDITOR BIOGRAPHIES Editors in Chief Editors FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Structure of Volumes 3, 4A and 4B: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania Aim Structure Maps Chronology Individual Units The Bronze and Early Iron Ages in the Eurasian Arctic Introduction Overview: Metal Ages in the Eurasian Arctic Key Issues of Arctic Archaeology: Metallurgy and Reindeer Domestication Summary and Future Directions References The Paleolithic and Mesolithic Western Steppe and Forest Zone Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading The Late Stone Age Western Forest Zone, 7th–3rd Millennium BCE Introduction Overview Key Issues: Subsistence, Settlement, People and Society Summary and Future Directions References The Early Iron Age Western Forest Zone Introduction Overview Key Issues References The Western Forest Zone During the Transition From the Roman Times to the Early Middle Ages Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Scandinavia: Early Iron Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Scandinavia: (Late) Iron Age and Middle Ages Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Palaeolithic in the Western Steppe Zone Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Neolithic and Eneolithic in the Western Steppe Zone Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading Bronze Age Pastoralists in the Western Steppe Zone Introduction: Regional Context Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Early Iron Age Nomadic Cultures of the Lower Volga, Lower Don and Southern Urals Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Western Steppe and Forest-Steppe in the Early Iron Age Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Western Steppe and Forest-Steppe During the Transition From the Roman Time to the Early Middle Ages Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Paleolithic of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References The Mesolithic of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Appendices 1–4. Supplementary data References The Neolithic of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References The Bronze Age of Temperate Europe Concept of a Bronze Age Bronze: New Technology Continuity From Late Neolithic Death and Burial Rock Art Monuments Bronze Age Society Further Reading The Iron Age of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Further Reading The Roman Period of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview: Regional Developments and Trajectories Key Issues in Roman Temperate Europe Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading The Medieval Period of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Further Reading The Post-Medieval Period of Temperate Europe Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Mediterranean: Neolithic Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Mediterranean: Iron Age Introduction Overview of Prehistoric and Iron Age European and Mediterranean Connectivity: From World-System Theory to House Society Key Issues on East-West Relations: From Diffusionist Theory to Network Approaches Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References Further Reading Mediterranean: Phoenicia Introduction Geographic Survey Further Reading Mediterranean: Greek Colonies Introduction: General Observations Greek Colonies and Settlements in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Conclusion References Further Reading Mediterranean: Roman Period Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions References Mediterranean: Medieval Introduction Overview Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgment References Mediterranean: Post-Medieval Introduction Overview and Key Issues Summary and Future Directions Acknowledgments References INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AUTHOR INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z