Iroquoian Archaeology and Analytic Scale

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A more robust archaeological interpretation will also be produced if a multiscalar approach is delivered to bear on the study of the past. In Iroquoian Archaeology and Analytic Scale, ten contributors conducting studies of groups centered around New York State and southern Ontario present recent research focused not only on examining the role of scale and how it impacts the field of Iroquoian studies, but also how archaeologists studying other Native Americans can expand their own research.

Specifically, the contributors employ various spatial, temporal, and methodological scales to reveal patterns and insights into the cultural interactions that might differently be missed by a less multiscalar approach. Furthermore, the diversity of research spans nearly a millennium, from A.D. 900 to 1800, and encompasses several different topographical settings, including major river floodplains, upland headwater areas, and terraces along smaller tributaries, yielding a plethora of current findings from the largest of villages to the smallest of seasonal campsites. Laurie E. Miroff and Timothy D. Knapp have organized these essays in more or less chronological fashion and provide an introduction that addresses the importance of a multiscalar analysis.

This volume of Iroquoian-specific yet wide-ranging essays will be of interest to anyone focusing on Native American studies in the Northeast. It’ll also benefit archaeologists who need to gain a better understanding of how the use of a multiscalar approach in their own research will also be an integral step toward a more dynamic view of the Native American lived experience.

Laurie E. Miroff is an adjunct professor of anthropology at Binghamton University and a project director at the Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University. She is associate editor of Northeast Anthropology, and her articles have appeared in Northeast Historical Archaeology and other journals.

Timothy D. Knapp is Assistant to the Director for Prehistoric Research at the Public Archaeology Facility at Binghamton University.


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