INVESTIGADORES
POLITIS Gustavo Gabriel
capítulos de libros
Título:
Ethnoarchaeology: Approaches to Fieldwork
Autor/es:
POLITIS, G.
Libro:
Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology
Editorial:
Springer
Referencias:
Año: 2014; p. 2530 - 2535
Resumen:
Field methods of ethnoarchaeology are based on
those of ethnography, but because of the type of
information that is sought, there are some record
types that are more specific to archaeology. In
other words, fieldwork in ethnoarchaeology is
also based on participant observation in living
societies, with an attitude of minimal interference
in the community under study and a clear
research design. However, little has been
written and reflected on ethnoarchaeological
fieldwork (for exceptions see David & Kramer
2001: 63-90), and in general it is not clearly
specified in the reports. There are three defining
elements of ethnoarchaeology that have
implications in their field methods: the study of
a living culture, with reference to the material
derivatives of human behavior, and (when it is in
traditional society) the postcolonial context.