Archaeological Concepts for the Study of the Cultural Past

Alan P. Sullivan III is professor of anthropology at the University of Cincinnati.

List of Figures List of Tables 1. Forward to the Cultural Past 2. An Archaeological View of the Archaeological Record 3. Raising the Bar: Making Geological and Archaeological Data More Meaningful for Understanding the Archaeological Record 4. Archaeological Science in American and Britain 5. Remote Sensing Approaches to Archaeological Reasoning: Pattern Recognition and Physical Principles 6. Non-Anthropological Approaches to Understanding Lithic Artifact and Assemblage Variability 7. Exploring the Historical Foundation and Interpretive Potential of Provenience 8. Theory, Method,and the Archaeological Study of Occupation Surfaces and Activities 9. Abandonment Patterning at Archaeological Settlements List of Contributors Index

"The volume will make a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion of how archaeology relates to anthropology as well as to the other social sciences, hard sciences, and humanistic disciplines such as history."- William A. Parkinson, associate professor of anthropology, Florida State University