{"product_id":"archaeology-on-the-threshold-studies-in-the-processes-of-change-hardcover","title":"Archaeology on the Threshold: Studies in the Processes of Change - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph D. Wardle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Schmader\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew perspectives on transitions in human\u003cbr\u003ehistory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003ebook is about transitional periods of cultural and environmental change as seen\u003cbr\u003ethrough the lenses of archaeology and ethnography. Incorporating data from\u003cbr\u003eacross six continents and tracing the human experience from the Late\u003cbr\u003ePleistocene to the present, these chapters offer a global comparative perspective\u003cbr\u003eon transitional states. Questions\u003cbr\u003eof causality are considered, as are hypotheses about the processes of cultural\u003cbr\u003echange.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchaeology on the\u003cbr\u003eThreshold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003efocuses on major transitions such as the shift from foraging to agriculture, \u003cbr\u003ethe adoption of new technologies, the emergence of large-scale societies, the\u003cbr\u003etransition from egalitarian to inegalitarian leadership, and changes that occur\u003cbr\u003ein socioeconomic and ideological systems as a result of climate change and\u003cbr\u003edisease. Theoretical approaches range from processual to postprocessual, \u003cbr\u003ehumanistic, and interpretive. Methodologies include ethnoarchaeology, the use\u003cbr\u003eof ethnographic analogy, \u003cbr\u003ecross-cultural comparisons and large-scale data approaches, oral history, the\u003cbr\u003ehistorical record, participant observation, and focus group discussions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging archaeologists to query long-held\u003cbr\u003eassumptions and theoretical positions, this volume aims to refocus inquiry into\u003cbr\u003echange-causing and larger evolutionary processes to problematize notions of\u003cbr\u003erevolutionary, irrevocable change. These case studies examine and shed light on assumptions regarding the\u003cbr\u003elinearity and oscillations of adaptations, with intriguing implications for\u003cbr\u003earchaeological inferences.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157623967879,"sku":"9780813069531","price":145.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/66d7aebfeedac7a62f41030b2c78c9dc.webp?v=1733252335","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/archaeology-on-the-threshold-studies-in-the-processes-of-change-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}