Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory
Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it provides utilitarian advantages. Prehistoric societies were never...
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Sidestone Press
2020
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| Schriftenreihe: | Scales of transformation
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it provides utilitarian advantages. Prehistoric societies were never static, but the tempo of innovation occasionally increased to the point that we can refer to transformation taking place. Prehistorians must therefore identify factors promoting or hindering innovation.00This volume stems from an international workshop, organised by the Collaborative Research Centre 1266 'Scales of Transformation' at Kiel University in November 2017. The meeting challenged its participants to detect and explain technological change in the past and its role in transformation processes, using archaeological and ethnographic case studies. The papers draw mainly on examples from prehistoric Europe, but case-studies from Iran, the Indus Valley, and contemporary central America are also included. The authors adopt several perspectives, including cultural-historical, economic, environmental, demographic, functional, and agent-based approaches. |
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| Beschreibung: | Der vollständige Titel der Reihe "Scales of transformation in Prehistoric and Archaic societies" erscheint auf dem Umschlag |
| Beschreibung: | 248 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789088908248 978-90-8890-824-8 9789088908255 978-90-8890-825-5 |