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Ancient Peoples and Landscapes. Eileen Johnson, editor. Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock 1995. xii + 368 pp., figures, tables, references. $34.95 (paper).
H. Edwin Jackson
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20 January 2017, pp. 802-803
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Comments on the Impacts of Climatic Variability and Population Growth on Virgin Anasazi Cultural Development
James R. Allison
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20 January 2017, pp. 414-418
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Larson and Michaelsen (1990) suggest that Virgin Anasazi cultural development can be explained as a response to population growth and climatic variation. They present demographic and climatic data to argue that abandonment of the Virgin Anasazi region was a response to a severe mid-twelfth century drought. Reconsideration of their data shows that Virgin Anasazi populations probably did not grow or decline as rapidly as they suggest. Further, radiocarbon dates suggest that the Virgin Anasazi occupied the area until the late thirteenth century. The Virgin Anasazi abandonment did not coincide with the twelfth-century drought, and cannot be explained solely by reference to population size and climatic change.

Expanding Archaeology. James M. Skibo, William H. Walker, and Axel E. Neilsen, editors. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1995. viii + 256 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $40.00 (cloth).
Michael J. Shott
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20 January 2017, pp. 610-611
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The Minimum Spanning Tree Problem in Archaeology
Per Hage, Frank Harary, Brent James
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20 January 2017, pp. 149-155
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The minimum spanning tree problem is a well-known problem of combinatorial optimization. It was independently discovered in archaeology by Renfrew and Sterud in their method of close proximity analysis. Unlike traditional methods of seriation, this method permits branching structures that reveal clustering in archaeological data. Identifying close proximity analysis as the minimum spanning tree problem permits a more efficient means of computation, an explicit rule of clustering, and a recognition of problems of indeterminacy in the analysis of network data. These points are illustrated with reference to Irwin's recent study of voyaging and cultural similarity in Polynesia.

Cahokia's Countryside: Household Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, and Social Power. Mark W. Mehrer. Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, 1995. xvii + 213 pp., figures, tables, references cited, index. $29.00 (paper).
Timothy R. Pauketat
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20 January 2017, pp. 803-805
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The Celtic World. Miranda J. Green, editor. Routledge, London, 1995. xxiv + 839 pp., illustrations, tables, index. $125.00 (cloth).
Michael Dietler
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20 January 2017, pp. 611-612
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History of Humanity, Volume I, Prehistory and the Beginninqs of Civilization. S. J. De Laet editor, A. H. Dani, J. L. Lorenzo, and R. B. Nunoo, coeditors. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris and Routledge, London, 1994. xxiv + 716 pp., figures, maps, plates, tables, bibliography, index. $150.00 (cloth).
Robert J. Wenke
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20 January 2017, pp. 156-157
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Evolutionary Archaeology. Methodological Issues. Patrice A. Teltser. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1995. vi + 206 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $45.00 (cloth); $21.95 (paper).
Michael Rosenberg
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20 January 2017, pp. 419-421
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Mississippian Communities and Households. J. Daniel Rogers and Bruce D. Smith, editors. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 1995. xiv + 310 pp., figures, tables, references cited, index. $29.95 (paper).
John H. Blitz
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20 January 2017, pp. 805-806
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Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archaeological Papers No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C., 1994. xii + 235 pp., figures, tables, references. $24.95 (paper); $19.95 (AAA members).
Cheryl Claassen
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20 January 2017, pp. 421-422
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The Prehistory of the Chickamauga Basin in Tennesse. Thomas M. N. Lewis and Madeline D. Kneberg Lewis, compiled and edited by Lynne P. Sullivan. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, 1995. xxxii + 681 pp., figures, tables, appendixes, bibliography, index. $50.00 (paper, 2 vols.).
Paul D. Welch
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20 January 2017, pp. 612-613
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Franchthi Neolithic Pottery. Volume 1: Classification and Ceramic Phases 1 and 2. Karen D. Vitelli Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece; Fascicle 8. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1993. xxi + 500 pp., figures, plans, tables, plates, references, index. $59.95 (paper). - Deities, Dolls, and Devices: Neolithic Figurines from Franchthi Cave, Greece. Lauren E. Talalay Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece; Fascicle 9. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1993. xviii + 149 pp., figures, maps, tables, plates, appendixes, references. $39.95 (paper).
Timothy Kaiser
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20 January 2017, pp. 157-159
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Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform. Denise Schmandt-Besserat with foreword by William W. Hallo. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1992. xv + 269 pp., illustrations, notes, index. $ 60.00 (cloth).
J. P. Dessel
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20 January 2017, pp. 159-160
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Those of Little Note: Gender, Race and Class in Historical Archaeology. Elizabeth M. Scott, editor. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994. xiv + 215 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $45.00 (cloth); $23.95 (paper).
Julia A. King
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20 January 2017, pp. 422-423
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Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground. Stanley South, editor. Plenum Press, New York, 1994. xiv + 233 pp., plates, references, index. $45.00 (cloth).
Patricia E. Rubertone
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20 January 2017, pp. 613-614
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Navajo Multi-Household Social Units: Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona. Thomas R. Rocek. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1995. xiv + 237 pp., figures, tables, references, appendixes, index. $50.00 (cloth).
Margaret C. Nelson
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20 January 2017, pp. 806-807
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Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and New Developments. Jon G. Hather, editor. Routledge, London, 1994. xx + 270 pp., tables, figures, references, index. $65.00 (cloth).
Kathleen D. Morrison
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20 January 2017, pp. 614-615
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Settlement and Society in the Early Bronze Age I and II, Southern Levant: Complementarity and Contradiction in a Small-scale Complex Society. Alexander H. Joffe Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, England, 1993. ix + 129 pp., figures, appendix, references, index. $37.50 (cloth).
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
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20 January 2017, pp. 160-161
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Sourcing Prehistoric Ceramics at Chodistaas Pueblo, Arizona: The Circulation of People and Pots in the Grasshopper Region. Maria Nieves Zedeño. Anthropology Papers No. 58. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994. xiii + 151 pp., figures, tables, references, appendixes, index. $12.95 (paper).
Arleyn W. Simon
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20 January 2017, pp. 807-808
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The Archaeology of Rank. Paul K. Wason. New Studies in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994. xiv + 208 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $54.95 (cloth).
Gary M. Feinman
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20 January 2017, pp. 423-424
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Ancient Peoples and Landscapes. Eileen Johnson, editor. Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock 1995. xii + 368 pp., figures, tables, references. $34.95 (paper).

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Comments on the Impacts of Climatic Variability and Population Growth on Virgin Anasazi Cultural Development

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Expanding Archaeology. James M. Skibo, William H. Walker, and Axel E. Neilsen, editors. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1995. viii + 256 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $40.00 (cloth).

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The Minimum Spanning Tree Problem in Archaeology

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Cahokia's Countryside: Household Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, and Social Power. Mark W. Mehrer. Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, 1995. xvii + 213 pp., figures, tables, references cited, index. $29.00 (paper).

The Celtic World. Miranda J. Green, editor. Routledge, London, 1995. xxiv + 839 pp., illustrations, tables, index. $125.00 (cloth).

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Evolutionary Archaeology. Methodological Issues. Patrice A. Teltser. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1995. vi + 206 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $45.00 (cloth); $21.95 (paper).

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Mississippian Communities and Households. J. Daniel Rogers and Bruce D. Smith, editors. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 1995. xiv + 310 pp., figures, tables, references cited, index. $29.95 (paper).

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Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology. Margaret C. Nelson, Sarah M. Nelson, and Alison Wylie, editors. Archaeological Papers No. 5. American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C., 1994. xii + 235 pp., figures, tables, references. $24.95 (paper); $19.95 (AAA members).

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The Prehistory of the Chickamauga Basin in Tennesse. Thomas M. N. Lewis and Madeline D. Kneberg Lewis, compiled and edited by Lynne P. Sullivan. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, 1995. xxxii + 681 pp., figures, tables, appendixes, bibliography, index. $50.00 (paper, 2 vols.).

Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform. Denise Schmandt-Besserat with foreword by William W. Hallo. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1992. xv + 269 pp., illustrations, notes, index. $ 60.00 (cloth).

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Those of Little Note: Gender, Race and Class in Historical Archaeology. Elizabeth M. Scott, editor. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994. xiv + 215 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $45.00 (cloth); $23.95 (paper).

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Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground. Stanley South, editor. Plenum Press, New York, 1994. xiv + 233 pp., plates, references, index. $45.00 (cloth).

Navajo Multi-Household Social Units: Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona. Thomas R. Rocek. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1995. xiv + 237 pp., figures, tables, references, appendixes, index. $50.00 (cloth).

Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and New Developments. Jon G. Hather, editor. Routledge, London, 1994. xx + 270 pp., tables, figures, references, index. $65.00 (cloth).

Settlement and Society in the Early Bronze Age I and II, Southern Levant: Complementarity and Contradiction in a Small-scale Complex Society. Alexander H. Joffe Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, England, 1993. ix + 129 pp., figures, appendix, references, index. $37.50 (cloth).

Sourcing Prehistoric Ceramics at Chodistaas Pueblo, Arizona: The Circulation of People and Pots in the Grasshopper Region. Maria Nieves Zedeño. Anthropology Papers No. 58. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994. xiii + 151 pp., figures, tables, references, appendixes, index. $12.95 (paper).

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The Archaeology of Rank. Paul K. Wason. New Studies in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994. xiv + 208 pp., figures, tables, references, index. $54.95 (cloth).

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