The Abandonment of Settlements and Regions Ethnoarchaeological and Archaeological Approaches |
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| Author:
| Cameron, Catherine M.
Tomka, Steve A. |
| Series title: | New Directions in Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-73524-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines abandonment as a stage in the formation of an archaeological site, and relies on ethnoarchaelogical and archaeological data from many areas of the world. It documents the many complex factors surrounding abandonment both across entire regions and within settlement areas. It makes an important theoretical and methodological contribution to this area of archaeological investigation.
This book examines abandonment as a stage in the formation of an archaeological site, and relies on ethnoarchaelogical and archaeological data from many areas of the world. It documents the many complex factors surrounding abandonment both across entire regions and within settlement areas. It makes an important theoretical and methodological contribution to this area of archaeological investigation.