Adrian Praetzellis
Biographic Data
| ID | 238346 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrian Praetzellis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrian |
| FAMILY NAME | Praetzellis |
| SIGNATURE | PRAETZELLIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sonoma State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7895-0442 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Historical Archaeology in a Nutshell
Historical Archaeology in a Nutshell is a textbook for students studying historical archaeology for the first time. The book presents historical archaeology’s contribution to understanding the world in a series of bite-sized, topic-specific, and intellectually contextualized chapters that do not presuppose much prior knowledge of archaeology. Each chapter covers a theme commonly explored by historical archaeologists such as identity, race and rac…
Industrial archaeology
Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
This book provides a brief, readable introduction to archaeological theory. Adrian Praetzellis demystifies a pile of tricky contemporary concepts for the theory-phobic undergraduate or beginning graduate student. This new edition adds chapters on Indigenous, cognitive, and behavioral archaeologies and now covers 15 contemporary theories from neoevolutionism to queer theory. Each chapter begins with a description of the concept, its origin and sig…
Archaeology of San Francisco Jews
Narrative and Storytelling for Archaeological Education
Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book: teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolon…
Commentary on the Archaeology of Chinese Railroad Workers in North America
Crm Archaeology
This article focuses on community resource management (CRM) archaeology in California. It explores the question of what CRM archaeology is and how it emerged. While the academic archaeologist is generally concerned only with not violating the law – such as getting the right permits to do their research – the CRM archaeologist helps others comply. CRM archaeology is the process by which these legal requirements are met. It involves using tradition…
Beyond Stories
Cultural Resource Management Archaeology and Heritage Values
The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis
Jade Dragon (review)
Mangling Symbols of Gentility in the Wild West
Gentility (aka, "Victorian culture") was the preeminent model of propriety in mid- and late-nineteenth-century California. Thanks to industrial production and an efficient supply network, the genteel mores of Victoria's England came to be expressed in a suite of artifacts that became de rigueur for anyone who aspired to a position of respectability-even in the wilds of the American West. The trappings of gentility, however, were not used only by …
Death by Theory
A is for archaeology in which Dr Green and Mr Doyle are enlisted A is also for artifact in which we learn that sometimes a rock is just a rock B is for Binford in which we learn what's new about archaeology C is for culture process and E is for ethnoarchaeology in which we learn how the new archaeology grew old D is for diffusion in which Dr Green goes from diffusion to confusion M is for materialist in which we look into the mind of a cannibal G…
A Connecticut merchant in chinadom
Further tales of the vasco
Introduction
Flowerdrew Hundred
Archaeology Yesterday and Today
Utility and beauty should be one
Mangling Symbols of Gentility in the Wild West
Gentility (aka, "Victorian culture") was the preeminent model of propriety in mid- and late-nineteenth-century California. Thanks to industrial production and an efficient supply network, the genteel mores of Victoria's England came to be expressed in a suite of artifacts that became de rigueur for anyone who aspired to a position of respectability-even in the wilds of the American West. The trappings of gentility, however, were not used only by …
Introduction
Cultural Resource Management Archaeology and Heritage Values
A Connecticut merchant in chinadom
Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book: teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolon…
Commentary on the Archaeology of Chinese Railroad Workers in North America
Archaeology of San Francisco Jews
Further tales of the vasco
Utility and beauty should be one
Utility and beauty should be one
Archaeology Yesterday and Today
Flowerdrew Hundred
A Connecticut merchant in chinadom
Further tales of the vasco
Introduction
Death by Theory
A is for archaeology in which Dr Green and Mr Doyle are enlisted A is also for artifact in which we learn that sometimes a rock is just a rock B is for Binford in which we learn what's new about archaeology C is for culture process and E is for ethnoarchaeology in which we learn how the new archaeology grew old D is for diffusion in which Dr Green goes from diffusion to confusion M is for materialist in which we look into the mind of a cannibal G…
Mangling Symbols of Gentility in the Wild West
Gentility (aka, "Victorian culture") was the preeminent model of propriety in mid- and late-nineteenth-century California. Thanks to industrial production and an efficient supply network, the genteel mores of Victoria's England came to be expressed in a suite of artifacts that became de rigueur for anyone who aspired to a position of respectability-even in the wilds of the American West. The trappings of gentility, however, were not used only by …
Jade Dragon (review)
The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis
Beyond Stories
Cultural Resource Management Archaeology and Heritage Values
Crm Archaeology
This article focuses on community resource management (CRM) archaeology in California. It explores the question of what CRM archaeology is and how it emerged. While the academic archaeologist is generally concerned only with not violating the law – such as getting the right permits to do their research – the CRM archaeologist helps others comply. CRM archaeology is the process by which these legal requirements are met. It involves using tradition…
Commentary on the Archaeology of Chinese Railroad Workers in North America
Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book: teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolon…
Narrative and Storytelling for Archaeological Education
Archaeology of San Francisco Jews
Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
This book provides a brief, readable introduction to archaeological theory. Adrian Praetzellis demystifies a pile of tricky contemporary concepts for the theory-phobic undergraduate or beginning graduate student. This new edition adds chapters on Indigenous, cognitive, and behavioral archaeologies and now covers 15 contemporary theories from neoevolutionism to queer theory. Each chapter begins with a description of the concept, its origin and sig…
Historical Archaeology in a Nutshell
Historical Archaeology in a Nutshell is a textbook for students studying historical archaeology for the first time. The book presents historical archaeology’s contribution to understanding the world in a series of bite-sized, topic-specific, and intellectually contextualized chapters that do not presuppose much prior knowledge of archaeology. Each chapter covers a theme commonly explored by historical archaeologists such as identity, race and rac…
Industrial archaeology
Archaeology (19 works) · History (19 works) · History (13 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (11 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Art (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (5 works) · Anthropology (3 works)