Social network analysis in economic archaeology
Subtitle: perspectives from the new world : proceedings of the International Conference 'Digging a Vertex, Finding the Edges- Approaches to Social Network Analysis in Archaeology: Examples from the Aegean and Mesoamerica', July 3-4, 2015, University of Cologne
By: Tim Kerig, Christian Mader, Katerina Ragkou, Michaela Reinfeld & Tomáš Zachar (eds.)
Contributors: Kerig, Tim, editor; Mader, Christian, editor; Ragkou, Katerina, editor; Reinfeld, Michaela, editor; Zachar, Tomáš, editor; Graduiertenkolleg 1878 "Archäologie Vormoderner Wirtschaftsräume"
Series: Studien zur Wirtschaftsarchäologie -- 3; Studien zur Wirtschaftsarchäologie -- 3.
Publisher: Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Bonn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9783774941502
Subjects: Social networks; Congresses; Archaeology; Methodology; Social sciences; Network analysis; Economic aspects
Description: "Understanding connectivity is a key to understanding decision making. Social network analysis offers formalized ways of describing and thus comparing attributes of actors related to each other in networks. Using quantitative spatial data, social network analysis promises deeper insights into how social positions are achieved and developed, as mirrored in the ancient flows of materials. The volume collects contributions of an international conference on network analysis in archaeology, held in 2015 at the University of Cologne as part of the DFG Research Training Group 1878 'Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies'"--Back cover.
Notes: "Alle Rechte sind dem Graduiertenkolleg 1878 'Archäologie Vormoderner Wirtschaftsräume' vorbehalten"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Archaeological network analysis viewed through Mesoamerican obsidian  -- Mark Golitko, Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas; title: A network analysis of Prehispanic obsidian exchange : implication for macroregional dynamics and ancient economies  -- Gary M. Feinman, Mark Golitko, Linda M. Nicholas; title: Epistemological issues for archaeological networks : mechanisms, mapping flows, and considering causation to build better arguments  -- Jessica L. Munson; title: From vertices to actants : two approaches to network analysis in Maya Archaeology  -- Geoffrey E. Braswell; title: Network influence on trade, decision making, and political structure with an application in the Pre-Hispanic Americas -- Allen Wilhite.