The Archaeology of Communities: A New World Perspective

The Archaeology of Communities:. New World Perspective. Marcello A. Canuto and Jason Yaeger. eds. New York: Routledge, 2000.271 pp.     

The Elcor Burial Cave: An Example Of Public Archaeology From West Texas

Abstract

The discovery of a small sinkhole cave in West Texas led to the recovery of seven human skulls that represent a secondary burial of undetermined age. Radiocarbon dating of two skulls and anthropometric study of the entire sample suggest that the skulls belong to prehistoric indians physically similar to those of the Trans-Pecos about A.D. 900-1100. The study stresses the importance of following up leads from the general public and involving concerned citizens in various forms of public or rescue archaeology     

A Dictionary of Archaeology.

. Dictionary of Archaeology. Ian Shaw and Robert Jameson. eds. Maiden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1999. 624 pp.     

A Historical Archaeology of Capitalism

Practitioners of historical archaeology can define the impact of ideology (as in Althusser) and disciplines of the self (as in Foucault), thus contributing to the study of capitalism in local historical situations. In describing the origins of modern conditions of exploitation, archaeologists can help to educate those exploited. In the Chesapeake region, historical archaeology has been used to create a more direct tie with the present than is usually the case, a tie that may serve to redistribute the power to interpret the past.