Schiffer, Michael Brian.

Studying Technological Change : A Behavioral Approach. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (241 pages) - Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Series . - Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry Series .

Intro -- Studying Technological Change -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Part I -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Building a "Crap Detector" -- 3. A Conceptual Scheme -- 4. Social Needs and Technological Change -- Part II -- 5. Some Basic Invention Processes -- 6. Technology-Stimulated Invention -- 7. Development and Resource Acquisition -- 8. Development and the Design Process -- 9. Manufacture -- 10. Adoption -- Part III -- 11. Large-Scale Processes of Aggregate Technologies -- 12. Reflections -- Glossary -- References Cited -- Index.

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Technological innovations-Social aspects.
Archaeology-Methodology.
Human behavior-History.


Electronic books.

HM846

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