{"product_id":"measuring-time-with-artifacts-9780803229662","title":"Measuring Time with Artifacts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining historical research with a explication of archaeological methodology and reasoning, this work examines the origins and changing use of fundamental chronometric techniques and procedures and analyzes the different ways American archaeologists have studied changes in artifacts, sites, and peoples over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; Ontology  2. The Concept of Evolution in Early Twentieth-Century American Archaeology  The Epistemology of Measurement Units  3. Cultural Traits as Units of Analysis in Early Twentieth-Century Anthropology; 4. Chronometers and Units in Early Archaeology and Paleontology; 5. A. L. Kroeber and the Measurement of Time's Arrow and Time's Cycle; 6. Time, Space, and Marker Types in James Ford's 1936 Chronology for the Lower Mississippi Valley  The Epistemology of Chronometers  7. The Direct Historical Approach; 8. American Stratigraphic Excavation; 9. Graphic Depictions of Culture Change; 10. Artifact Classification and Artifact-Based Chronometry","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405247914327,"sku":"9780803229662","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803229662.jpg?v=1730489273","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/measuring-time-with-artifacts-9780803229662","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}