The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables
Diachronic analyses of pastoralism over the millennia pose a problem. Studies of one period can use models based on other periods as heuristic devices, to pose problems and questions for investigation. But survey archaeologists and others engaged in diachronic analysis cannot assume a period-specifi...
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| author | Nixon, L Price, S |
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| description | Diachronic analyses of pastoralism over the millennia pose a problem. Studies of one period can use models based on other periods as heuristic devices, to pose problems and questions for investigation. But survey archaeologists and others engaged in diachronic analysis cannot assume a period-specific model as a starting point. Instead, we propose that investigation begin from a set of seven variables, which constitute the elements for the formulation of comparative analyses: environment; location; scale; specialisation; links with agriculture; gender/division of labour; and cultural integration. The first five have been discussed before in the literature, but the last two have not previously been given sufficient attention, because of the old dominance of environmental and economic preoccupations. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a3e69b20-9f12-4d97-92b5-a3bd8512c9062022-03-27T02:30:13ZThe diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variablesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a3e69b20-9f12-4d97-92b5-a3bd8512c906History of the ancient worldLandscapeGreek archeologyMulti-period field surveyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetBritish School at Athens2001Nixon, LPrice, SDiachronic analyses of pastoralism over the millennia pose a problem. Studies of one period can use models based on other periods as heuristic devices, to pose problems and questions for investigation. But survey archaeologists and others engaged in diachronic analysis cannot assume a period-specific model as a starting point. Instead, we propose that investigation begin from a set of seven variables, which constitute the elements for the formulation of comparative analyses: environment; location; scale; specialisation; links with agriculture; gender/division of labour; and cultural integration. The first five have been discussed before in the literature, but the last two have not previously been given sufficient attention, because of the old dominance of environmental and economic preoccupations. |
| spellingShingle | History of the ancient world Landscape Greek archeology Multi-period field survey Nixon, L Price, S The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
| title | The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
| title_full | The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
| title_short | The diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
| title_sort | diachronic analysis of pastoralism through comparative variables |
| topic | History of the ancient world Landscape Greek archeology Multi-period field survey |
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