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I'm putting it my dissertation, so will talk to my advisors about it. I didn't really think about it before in the zooarch realm... but I like it. Allison UWY Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Terry O'Connor <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:13:25 To: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Terry O'Connor <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Zooarchaeological Theory Maybe there should be an award for whoever can get Pam's delightful 'processual-plus' or maybe 'neoprocessual' into regular use in the archaeological theory literature? Terry Terry O'Connor Professor of Archaeological Science Department of Archaeology, University of York Biology S Block, Heslington, York YO10 5DD +44-1904-328619 http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/terry-oconnor/ And see the blog at http://zooarchatyork.wordpress.com/author/zooarchatyork/ On 1 February 2013 16:10, Pam Crabtree <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Agree with several of you here. Many of our methods were developed > during the 60s, 70s, and 80s, at a time when the “processual” paradigm was > dominant. There is no question that processualism focused on paleoeconomic > and technological issues, at the expense of questions of agency, ideology, > and identity. However, interest in these so-called post-processual issues > does not mean that questions of economy, environment, and technology are no > longer important. I have always seen myself as processual-plus rather than > post-processual or anti-processual. Pam Crabtree > > *From:* Stallibrass, Susan <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2013 10:45 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [ZOOARCH] Zooarchaeological Theory > > > Quite so- I love flying kites, but I like to keep my feet on the ground > whilst I’m doing it….**** > > **** > > **** > > Dr Sue Stallibrass > direct phone: 0151 794 5046**** > > **** > > English Heritage Science Adviser for North West England**** > > Department of Archaeology, ACE,**** > > Hartley Building, Brownlow street,**** > > University of Liverpool**** > > LIVERPOOL**** > > L69 3GS**** > > **** > > [log in to unmask] **** > > **** > > Please note that on Mondays I am in the English Heritage office in > Manchester on 0161 242 1409**** > > [log in to unmask] **** > > **** > > *From:* Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Terry O'Connor > *Sent:* 01 February 2013 15:41 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [ZOOARCH] Zooarchaeological Theory**** > > **** > > And that's why I object to the term 'post-processual', as it implies > (probably deliberately) that processualism is over and done with. Not so, > merely keeping quiet and getting on with the job!**** > > Terry**** > > > **** > > Terry O'Connor**** > > Professor of Archaeological Science**** > > Department of Archaeology, University of York**** > > Biology S Block, Heslington,**** > > York YO10 5DD**** > > +44-1904-328619**** > > http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/terry-oconnor/**** > > **** > > And see the blog at > http://zooarchatyork.wordpress.com/author/zooarchatyork/**** > > **** > > On 31 January 2013 14:18, Allison Grunwald <[log in to unmask]> > wrote:**** > > Adam Heinrich: "we often address post-processual questions but with > processual methods."**** > > **** > > well put.**** > > **** > > Allison**** > > University of Wyoming**** > > **** > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:45 AM, adam heinrich <[log in to unmask]> > wrote:**** > > Zooarch literature that focuses on question of taphonomy and > reconstructing earliest diets and environments in East Africa are firmly in > the processual paradigm. Authors such as Behrensmeyer, Binford, Brain, > Blumenschine, Grayson, Lyman, Marean, Shipman, and Domingo-Rodriguez have > published some very valuable work in the experimental and application > aspects of zooarch analysis. Prehistoric North American taphonomic work > fits alongside these with authors such as Haynes and Speth. Some of my > personal zooarch work in historical archaeology is also heavily influenced > by processual theory as Blumenschine was a professor/dissertation committee > member of mine. > > Other historical period zooarch work range from being processual to > post-processual, and sometimes antiquarian with assumptions based on little > empirical evidence. I feel most zooarch work falls further on the > processual end of the spectrum due to the emphasis on pattern and data > analysis in order to make interpretations. In studies of more recent time > periods, the more recent development of the "processual-plus" may be a > better assessment since we use scientific methods, taphonomy, patterns of > data to address questions of individual agents within the development of > the archaeological record such as slaves, women, ethnic minorities, > diasporas, various social classes, etc. Diane Gifford-Gonzalez who has > published some great processual work on taphonomy also has important pieces > calling for a breaking away from the androcentricity of most faunal > analyses, showing how zooarchaeology falls across a spectrum where we often > address post-processual questions but with processual methods. > > Adam Heinrich > > > **** > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:01:42 +0100 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [ZOOARCH] Zooarchaeological Theory > > To: [log in to unmask]**** > > > > > > Dear Zooarchers, > > > > I wonder wether there exist any established theoretical streams in > > Zooarchaeology (maybe comparable to archaeological schools of thought > > like processual, post-processual and such)? I would be very grateful for > > literature suggestions that could help to fit zooarchaeological > > methodology and interpretation into theoretical frameworks (gladly, but > > not necessarily, with regard to burial goods). > > > > My best wishes, > > Henriette > > > > > > > > > > > > Henriette Kroll > > Diplom-Prähistorikerin > > > > Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum > > Forschungsinstitut für Archäologie > > Ernst-Ludwig-Platz 2 > > D-55116 Mainz**** > > **** > > **** >