Household Archaeology on the Northwest Coast

Published by Berghahn Books 2006

Household Archaeology on the Northwest Coast

Edited by:  Elizabeth A. Sobel , D. Ann Trieu Gahr and Kenneth A. Ames

Volume 16 in the series International Monographs in Prehistory: Archaeological Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789201789

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About this book

Since the late 1970s, household archaeology has become a key theoretical and methodological framework for research on the development of permanent social inequality and complexity, as well as for understanding the social, political and economic organization of chiefdoms and states. This volume is the cumulative result of more than a decade of research focusing on household archaeology as a means to gain understanding of the evolution of social complexity, regardless of underlying economy.

Author / Editor information

 Elizabeth A. Sobel is a Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Missouri State University.

D. Ann Trieu Gahr is an author/researcher in archaeology.

Kenneth A. Ames is a Professor in the Anthropology Department at Portland State University.

 Elizabeth A. Sobel is a Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Missouri State University.

Reviews

“This volume represents an unprecedented collection of NWC household data presented in well-written and informative papers. The authors persuasively demonstrate the utility of the household as an analytical unit for interpreting past social dynamics in the region… it is an indispensable volume for anyone interested in NWC households and the intriguing research directed at understanding these complex and ancient social institutions.” • Chris Springer, The Midden

“If you are interested in household archaeology, this is an important volume to have on your bookshelf.” • R.G. Matson, Canadian Journal of Archaeology

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction D. Ann Trieu Gahr, Elizabeth A. Sobel and Kenneth M. Ames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Thinking about Household Archaeology on the Northwest Coast Kenneth M. Ames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
3. Houses and Domestication on the Northwest Coast Yvonne Marshall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. Architects to Ancestors: The Life Cycle of Plankhouses D. Ann Trieu Gahr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
5. A Chief’s House Speaks: Communicating Power on the Northern Northwest Coast Gary Coupland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
6. Temporality in Northwest Coast Households Colin Grier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
7. Of a more Temporary Cast: Household Production at the Broken Tops Site David V. Ellis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
8. The Tsimshian Household through the Contact Period Andrew Martindale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
9. Household Prestige and Exchange in Northwest Coast Societies: A Case Study from the Lower Columbia River Valley Elizabeth A. Sobel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
10. Households at Ozette Stephan R. Samuels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
11. Formation Processes of a Lower Columbia River Plankhouse Site Cameron McPherson Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
12. Households and Production on the Pacific Coast: The Northwest Coast and California in Comparative Perspective Jeanne E. Arnold Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 285
Keywords: Pacific Northwest; Evolution of Social Complexity; Political and Economic Organization; Chiefdoms; States

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Published: July 1, 2006
ISBN: 9781789201789