Week 8: February 28, 2005

Topic: Behavioralism, Archaeology, and Material Objects

Key Questions:
How does behavioral theory in archaeology apply to contemporary notions of technology and the transmission of artifacts and ideas?
What impact does both shifting to an organizational perspective and focusing on different phases of the artifact life cycle have on creative conceptualization?

Readings:

LaMotta, V. and M. Schiffer. 2001. "Evolutionary Archaeology." in Archaeological Theory Today. Ian Hodder, Editor. Blackwell Publishing: Malden, MA.
Chapter 2: pp. 14-64

Malnar, J. and F. Vodvarka.   2004. Sensory Design. University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis, MN.
Chapter 9: pp. 179-197

Price, Sally.       2001. Primitive Art in Civilized Places. University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL.
Chapter 5: pp. 68-81

Assignments Due:

Concept Journal iteration #5 (2 pages)

How would your concept change if you analysed it from a different phase in Schiffer's artifact life history (p. 21)?