Village Ethnoarchaeology
Rural Iran in Archaeological Perspective
- 1st Edition - May 12, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Carol Kramer
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 8 3 3 - 1
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Village Ethnoarchaeology: Rural Iran in Archaeological Perspective discusses selected tangible features of the subject area, noting the differences in households and associated material culture. The book comments among settlement variability, the complexities in relationships among population density, settlement age, area, and function. The text also deals with material correlates of sociocultural behavior, spatial organization, architectural variability, regional patterns, and archaeological sampling strategies. The book presents a study based on three sets of contemporary data: (1) from an ethnographic fieldwork on Aliabad in summer 1975; (2) the census and cartographic documents published by the Iranian government; and (3) a corpus of published comparative ethnographic data. The book notes that among the households in Aliabad, which is neither economically stratified nor markedly heterogeneous, economic variations exist. The text suggests that that material diversity and systems involving socioeconomic differentiation can have substantial time depth in this part of the world. The book can prove beneficial for archaeologists, anthropologist, sociologists, and researchers interested in ethnographic accounts of Middle Eastern communities.
List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s Note1 Ethnoarchaeology: Some Assumptions and Practices Ethnoarchaeology: A Research Strategy Ethnographic Analogy Research in the Zagros Area Scope of the Present Study2 Village Organization and Land Use The Environmental Setting Aliabad and Its People Land Ownership Utilization of Land and Animals Food Consumption Archaeological Comment3 Variation in Economic Status in Village Households Wealth and Material Culture Wealth in Aliabad Property Holdings and Economic Rank Economic Variation and Material Culture Variation in Mortuary Treatment Summary and Archaeological Comment4 Spatial Organization and Residential Architecture Nonarchitectural Areas in Aliabad Architecture in Aliabad Room Attributes and Functions Residential Architecture and Population Architectural Variation and Economic Status Housing Elsewhere: Examples Residential Architecture, Spatial Distribution of Kin, and Chronology Summary and Archaeological Comment5 The Larger Setting: Regional Analysis and Ethnoarchaeology Extending the Sample: Settlement in the Aliabad Area Village Population, Area, and Density Settlement Area, Population, and Function Towns and Cities Sustaining Area “Carrying Capacity” Intersettlement Interaction Summary and Archaeological Comment6 Sites and Regions in Prehistoric Central Western Iran Prehistoric Climate and Vegetation Prehistoric Land Use and Settlement Surface Reconnaissance in Central Western Iran Archaeological “Sustaining Areas” Subsistence, Settlement Pattern, and Early Villages: Overview Roofed and Unroofed Space and Archaeological Sampling Summary7 Conclusions Summary of Findings Problems and ProspectsReferencesSubject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 12, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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