Dimensional Analysis of Behavior and Site Structure: Learning from an Eskimo Hunting Stand

Detailed behavioral observations permitted the dimensional analysis of formation processes operative on the Mask site, a Nunamiut Eskimo hunting stand. Activity structure, technological organization, disposal mode, and spatial organization were all seen as behavioral dimensions that could each vary,...

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Published in:American Antiquity
Main Author: Binford, Lewis R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
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eskimo*
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.2307/279390 2024-09-30T14:34:29+00:00 Dimensional Analysis of Behavior and Site Structure: Learning from an Eskimo Hunting Stand Binford, Lewis R. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/279390 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600080045 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms American Antiquity volume 43, issue 3, page 330-361 ISSN 0002-7316 2325-5064 journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.2307/279390 2024-09-18T04:04:07Z Detailed behavioral observations permitted the dimensional analysis of formation processes operative on the Mask site, a Nunamiut Eskimo hunting stand. Activity structure, technological organization, disposal mode, and spatial organization were all seen as behavioral dimensions that could each vary, altering the patterns of assemblage content and spatial disposition at an archaeological site. These ethnoarchaeological experiences were then contrasted with those recently reported by John Yellen (1977), and a critical evaluation of his “conclusions” was conducted from the perspective of the Eskimo experience. It was pointed out that basic differences in philosophy and approach to research largely conditioned the contrasting character of the conclusions drawn from the different experiences. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Cambridge University Press American Antiquity 43 3 330 361
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