id
	15829
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/15829
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Dimensional Analysis of Behavior and Site Structure: Learning from an Eskimo Hunting Stand
Creator
	Binford, Lewis R.
Date
	1978
Language
	eng
Abstract
	Detailed behavioral observations permitted the dimensional analysis of formation processes operative on the Mask site, a Nunamiut Eskimo hunting stand. Activity structure, technological organization, disposal mode, and spatial organization were all seen as behavioral dimensions that could each vary, altering the patterns of assemblage content and spatial disposition at an archaeological site. These ethnoarchaeological experiences were then contrasted with those recently reported by John Yellen (1977), and a critical evaluation of his "conclusions" was conducted from the perspective of the Eskimo experience. It was pointed out that basic differences in philosophy and approach to research largely conditioned the contrasting character of the conclusions drawn from the different experiences.
Is Part Of
	American Antiquity
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.2307/279390
Issn
	0002-7316
Issue
	3
Pages
	330-361
Short title
	Dimensional Analysis of Behavior and Site Structure
Uri
	https://www.jstor.org/stable/279390
Volume
	43
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/VBCENX26/item-list

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