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100 _aCribb, Roger
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245 _aNomads in archaeology
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2004
300 _axiv,253p.
440 _aNew studies in Archaeology Ed. by Colin Renfrew
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505 _aCONTENTS List of illustrations ix List of tables xii Preface xiii 1.Introduction 1 Research objectives Ethnoarchaeology Geographical scope and environment 1 2.Origins and definitions 9 Historical evtdence Theories of nomadic pastoral origins The time frame Nomadic pastoralism defined Hunter-gatherers and nomads compared 3. Nomad pastoral economy 23 Nomadism and the integration of pastoralism and agriculture Factors of production: the pastoral herd The pastoral mode of subsistence 4. Residence, descent and territory 44 Nomad social organization The role of the tribe The tribe as a territorial system Nomadism as a cyclical phenomenon 5.Nomads- the invisible culture? 65 Nomadism as an archaeological problem The organization of nomad material culture The role of pottery in nomad material culture Stone art facts Stratigraphy and architectural remains The issue of 'household impedimenta' Conclusion 6. Nomad architecture and domestic space 84 What is a tent? Types of nomad tents Fixtures Composite dwellings Tents and houses The spatial organization of the tent Indications of wealth and status Towards a typology of dwelling forms Variation in dwelling types over the seasonal cycle Long-term processes influencing dwelling forms 7. Ali's camp: a nomad household campsite 113 The region Past nomad populations A case study Instability and opportunism in southem Anatolian nomadism Ali's camp: site structure at the household level Conclusion 8.The structure and location of nomad settlements 133 Nomad settlement systems The internal structure of nomad campsites The overlap of nomad and sedentary settlement forms Camps and villages Conclusion 9.Sanaydm Yayla 162 The camp and its inhabitants The domestic complex Quantitative analysis of discard Some implications for archeological investigation The domestic complex in context 10. The lost world ofNemrut Dag 185 The setting Initial observations Interpretation of campsite ND-1 The Alikan/J: an ethnographic account ND-1 in retrospect : an informed reassessment Conclusion 11.Nomad archaeology,an assessment 212 Tepe Tula'i Other evidence of possible tentsites The Early Transcaucasian Culture: a test case Future prospects 12.Towards a model of unstable settlement systems 230 Theoretical perspectives Comparative and diachronic approaches The future References 230 Glossary 245 Index 248
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