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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.
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.
- Bruce G. Trigger
- 1967
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In the years following World War II, Kossinna's theories of settlement archaeology were widely dismissed as pseudoscience. Recent discoveries in archaeogenetics have prompted a renewed discussion of Kossinna's legacy and the significance of migration in prehistory.
Jun 8, 2023 · Rather, the paper focuses on one specific approach to gaining settlement data, namely archaeological field survey, and how the work conducted in China and with material from China has been contributing to broader global debates on methods of and approaches to settlement archaeology.
Mar 1, 2022 · 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.
Aug 27, 2019 · Settlement archaeology : Chang, Kwang-chih : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Chang, Kwang-chih. Publication date. 1968. Topics. Archaeology, Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric. Publisher. Palo Alto, Calif. : National Press Books. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks.
SETTLEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY - ITS GOALS AND PROMISE BRUCE G. TRIGGER ABSTRACT Settlement Archaeology is defined as the study of societal relationships using archaeological data. A sepa-rate 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
