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Experimental Archaeology: A New Outlook

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Stephen C. Saraydar  and
Izumi Shimada
Stephen C. Saraydar
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
Izumi Shimada
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona
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Abstract

The potential contributions which imitative experiments can make to archaeology are far greater in scope, complexity, and overall "value" than is commonly realized. A sketch of some of these potential contributions is given and, in support of the claims advanced, a method of measuring the efficiency of hand operated implements is described and then applied in a comparison of different agricultural practices. The results show that experiments can provide important data unobtainable by traditional research methods and aid in the analysis of past subsistence and technological systems.

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American Antiquity , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , July 1973 , pp. 344 - 350
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1973

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