{"product_id":"more-than-shelter-from-the-storm-hunter-gatherer-houses-and-the-built-environment-hardcover","title":"More Than Shelter from the Storm: Hunter-Gatherer Houses and the Built Environment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian N. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDanielle A. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe role of place-making and architecture\u003cbr\u003ein mobile cultures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003erelationship of hunter-gatherer societies to the built environment is often\u003cbr\u003eoverlooked or characterized as strictly utilitarian in archaeological research.\u003cbr\u003eTaking on deeper questions of cultural significance and social inheritance, \u003cbr\u003ethis volume offers a more robust examination of houses as not only places of\u003cbr\u003eshelter but also of memory, history, and social cohesion within these\u003cbr\u003ecommunities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing\u003cbr\u003etogether case studies from Europe, Asia, and North and South America, \u003ci\u003eMore Than Shelter from the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eutilizes a diverse array of methodologies including radiocarbon dating, \u003cbr\u003egeoarchaeology, refitting studies, and material culture studies to reframe the\u003cbr\u003econversation around hunter-gatherer houses. Discussing examples of built\u003cbr\u003estructures from the Pleistocene through Late Holocene periods, contributors\u003cbr\u003einvestigate how these societies created a sense of home through symbolic\u003cbr\u003edecoration, ritual, and transformative interaction with the landscape.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemonstrating that meaningful relationships with\u003cbr\u003earchitecture are not limited to sedentary societies that construct permanent\u003cbr\u003ehouses, the essays in this volume highlight the complexity of mobile cultures\u003cbr\u003eand demonstrate the role of place-making and the built environment in\u003cbr\u003estructuring their worldviews.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBrian Andrews Amy E. Clark Margaret W. Conkey Kelly Eldridge Randy Haas Knut A. Helskog Bryan C. Hood Sebastien\u003cbr\u003eLacombe Danielle Macdonald Lisa Maher Brooke Morgan Christopher Morgan \u003cbr\u003eGustavo Neme Lauren Norman Matthew O'Brien Spencer Pelton Sarah Ranlett\u003cbr\u003e Vladimir Shumkin Kathleen Sterling Todd Surovell Christopher B. Wolff \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735655157823,"sku":"9780813069371","price":145.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2ac979c5809f822fc35a129fbb3450f1.webp?v=1765144243","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/more-than-shelter-from-the-storm-hunter-gatherer-houses-and-the-built-environment-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}