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Settlement archaeology (German: Siedlungsarchäologie) is a branch of modern archaeology. It investigates former settlements and deserted areas, forms of housing and settlements, and the prehistoric settlement of entire regions.
Abstract. Settlement Archaeology is defined as the study of societal relationships using archaeological data. A separate approach is required because of the inadequacy of the concept of “phase” or “culture” for the investigation of this sort of problem. An examination of the history of Iroquoian warfare in the light of archaeological ...
- Bruce G. Trigger
- 1967
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Archaeology or archeology [a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities.
Settlement Archae- ing of a community. Except among hunting- ology could conceivably be an important bridge and-gathering groups, where several sites may be between archaeology and ethnology. occupied in the course of a single year and bands The limitations are, of course, obvious.
Gustaf Kossinna (28 September 1858 – 20 December 1931) was a German philologist and archaeologist who was Professor of German Archaeology at the University of Berlin. Along with Carl Schuchhardt he was the most influential German prehistorian of his day, and was creator of the techniques of settlement archaeology ( German ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Theory and methods of settlement archaeology – the Chinese contribution. Anke Hein. Pages 667-679 | Received 22 Nov 2022, Accepted 16 May 2023, Published online: 08 Jun 2023. Cite this article. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2023.2216182. In this article. Full Article. Figures & data. References. Citations. Metrics. Licensing.
Mar 1, 2022 · Abstract. The settlement—a place on a landscape where a human group lives and interacts—has become such a fundamental social and material concept in archaeology that it is rarely explicitly defined. The breadth of meaning built into the term allows it to transcend regional, temporal, and contextual differences in site form, size, and composition.
