Beyond history: the methods of prehistory
By: [by] Bruce G. Trigger.
Series: Studies in anthropological method
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Anthropology -- Methodology
Notes: Bibliography: p. 97-105.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. History and archeology -- Prehistory -- Methods of prehistory -- Models -- Conclusion -- Race, language, and culture. The independence of the variables -- Cultural history -- Physical anthropology -- Linguistics -- Conclusion -- Society and culture. Definitions -- Cultural units -- Social organization -- The concept of the community -- The historical significance of material culture -- Culture change. Invention -- Diffusion and migration -- Distinguishing independent invention, diffusion, and migration -- The weakness of the “culture historical” approach -- Distinguishing diffusion and migration -- Conclusion -- Social development. Inferring social structure -- The origin of complex societies -- Predynastic Egypt. Badarian culture -- Amratian culture -- Gerzean culture -- Lower Egypt -- The validity of the evidence -- Migrations and diffusion -- Social and political development -- Epilogue.