{"product_id":"time-typology-and-point-traditions-in-north-carolina-archaeology-formative-cultures-reconsidered-hardback-9780817320867","title":"Time, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology; Formative Cultures Reconsidered (Hardback) 9780817320867","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTime, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFormative Cultures Reconsidered\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eI. Randolph Daniel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817320867, The University of Alabama Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 47 black \u0026amp; white figures, 2 maps, 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 17.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.625 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA reconsideration of the seminal projectile point typology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1964 landmark publication \u003ci\u003eThe Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont\u003c\/i\u003e, Joffre Coe established a projectile point typology and chronology that, for the first time, allowed archaeologists to identify the relative age of a site or site deposit based on the point types recovered there. Consistent with the cultural-historical paradigm of the day, the “Coe axiom” stipulated that only one point type was produced at one moment in time in a particular location. Moreover, Coe identified periods of “cultural continuity” and “discontinuity” in the chronology based on perceived similarities and differences in point styles through time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTime, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology: Formative Cultures Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e, I. Randolph Daniel Jr. reevaluates the Coe typology and sequence, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. Daniel reviews the history of the projectile point type concept in the Southeast and revisits both Coe’s axiom and his notions regarding cultural continuity and change based on point types. In addition, Daniel updates Coe’s typology by clarifying or revising existing types and including types unrecognized in Coe’s monograph. Daniel also adopts a practice-centered approach to interpreting types and organizes them into several technological traditions that trace ancestral- descendent communities of practice that relate to our current understanding of North Carolina prehistory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppealing to professional and avocational archaeologists, Daniel provides ample illustrations of points in the book as well as color versions on a dedicated website. Daniel dedicates a final chapter to a discussion of the ethical issues related to professional archaeologists using private artifact collections. He calls for greater collaboration between professional and avocational communities, noting the scientific value of some private collections.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570146996504,"sku":"9780817320867","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/time-typology-and-point-traditions-in-north-carolina-archaeology-formative-cultures-reconsidered-hardback-9780817320867","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}