02487nam 2200601Ia 450 991095606460332120251117091643.01-60781-989-9(CKB)2550000000060375(OCoLC)758391491(CaPaEBR)ebrary10509235(SSID)ssj0000565157(PQKBManifestationID)12206718(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565157(PQKBWorkID)10527574(PQKB)10980294(MiAaPQ)EBC3443835(MdBmJHUP)muse48902(Au-PeEL)EBL3443835(CaPaEBR)ebr10509235(EXLCZ)99255000000006037520101228d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStudying technological change a behavioral approach /Michael Brian Schiffer1st ed.Salt Lake City University of Utah Pressc20111 online resource (241 p.)Foundations of archaeological inquiryBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60781-136-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction --Building a "crap detector" --A conceptual scheme --Social needs and technological change --Some basic invention processes --Technology-stimulated invention --Development and resource acquisition --Development and the design process --Manufacture --Adoption --Large-scale processes of aggregate technologies --Reflections.Studying Technological Change synthesizes nearly four decades of research by Michael Brian Schiffer, a cofounder of the field of behavioral archaeology.This new book asks historical and scientific questions about the interaction of people with artifacts during all times and in all places.Foundations of archaeological inquiry.Technological innovationsSocial aspectsArchaeologyMethodologyHuman behaviorHistoryTechnological innovationsSocial aspects.ArchaeologyMethodology.Human behaviorHistory.303.48/3Schiffer Michael B207946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956064603321Studying technological change4457720UNINA