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Nomads in Archaeology

By Roger Cribb

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1991
ISBN
0521328810, 0511552203, 052154579X, 9780511552205, 9780521328814, 9780521545792
LCC
DR434 .C75 1990
Open Library ID
OL2203378M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3480150 bytes)
Series
New Studies in Archaeology
Pages
267\267
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

Nomads in Archaeology addresses the problem of how to study mobile peoples using archaeological techniques. It therefore deals not only with the prehistory and archaeology of nomads but also with current issues in theory and methodology, particularly the concept of 'site structure'. This is the first volume to be devoted exclusively to nomad archaeology. It includes sections on the history and origins of pastoral nomad societies, the economics of pastoralism, social organisation of pastoral communities and the 'visibility threshold' of nomad material culture. Examples and case studies are drawn from field work and published sources primarily in Turkey and Iran.

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