Binford and Ethnoarchaeology, a view from the South. Reflections on His Contributions to Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Lithic Analysis

Lewis Binford has been an influential author in archaeology. He produced a wealth of ethnoarchaeological information and the ideas he developed—using his own results as well as the ones obtained by other researchers — resulted in a significant number of publications. His research generated knowledge...

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Autor: Franco, Nora Viviana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/18506
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/18506
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hunter-Gatherers
Ethnoarchaeology
Lithics
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Sumario:Lewis Binford has been an influential author in archaeology. He produced a wealth of ethnoarchaeological information and the ideas he developed—using his own results as well as the ones obtained by other researchers — resulted in a significant number of publications. His research generated knowledge that helped us to appreciate the variability in hunter gatherer behavior and to seek new approaches to the archaeological record.Here I summarize what I consider to be some of his main contributions to hunter-gatherers archaeology and to the understanding of lithic artifacts. I believe it is our task to increase our understanding of hunter-gatherer behavior and to find ways to apply this knowledge to the archaeological record of the areas in which we work.