Ron L Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3585410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron L Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron L |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Encountering Jean Guiart on Tanna
Jean Guiart’s seminal Un siècle et demi de contacts culturels à Tanna eschewed anthropological theorizing for understanding Tannese society in favour of listening to and privileging the stories that the Tannese tell themselves. This approach appealed to me as an historian wanting to understand the Tannese construction of reality, and informed my research on the island from the mid-1970s to the present. As I describe in this paper, in 1996 I colla…
Household Ethnoarchaeology and Social Action in a Megalith-Building Society in West Sumba, Indonesia
An analysis of contemporary megalith building, associated social endeavors, and material culture patterning among households in West Sumba, Indonesia can advance knowledge of the inner workings of past megalith building societies and how they can be identified archaeologically. As a reflection of broader sociopolitical dynamics, the household has become an essential unit of analysis in the examination of prehistoric social organization. This stud…
Big Animals and Big Stones
The Social Life of Tombs in West Sumba, Indonesia
Ethnoarchaeological examination of the contemporary practice of erecting stone tombs within residential compounds in West Sumba, Indonesia provides important insights into active social processes that can be associated with residential burials. Residential tombs in West Sumba reach megalithic proportions and convey not only links to past ancestors but also social dynamics associated with power negotiation, achievement, and the continuity of livin…
Residential Burial in Global Perspective
While the study and interpretation of mortuary practices have long been important parts of archaeological analyses, rarely has residential burial - the practice of burying the deceased in and around houses - been a specific focus of investigation. Here, we examine some of the global contexts in which residential burial has occurred and discuss the different ways that archaeologists have interpreted residential burial. Though practices vary in tim…
Ethnoarchaeology in Indonesia Illuminating the Ancient Past at Çatalhöyük
In a recent volume of American Antiquity, Hodder and Cessford (2004) suggested that various aspects of the domestic architecture at Çatalhöyük reflect a concern for the construction of social memory and social regulations through daily, habituated practices. The authors note that domestic architecture provides a locus for the construction of social memory in ethnographically documented 'house societies' (e.g., Carsten and Hugh-Jones 1995; Joyce a…
An ethnoarchaeological study of feasting in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Homo anthropologicus and Man‐Tanna
Residential Burial in Global Perspective
While the study and interpretation of mortuary practices have long been important parts of archaeological analyses, rarely has residential burial - the practice of burying the deceased in and around houses - been a specific focus of investigation. Here, we examine some of the global contexts in which residential burial has occurred and discuss the different ways that archaeologists have interpreted residential burial. Though practices vary in tim…
Ethnoarchaeology in Indonesia Illuminating the Ancient Past at Çatalhöyük
In a recent volume of American Antiquity, Hodder and Cessford (2004) suggested that various aspects of the domestic architecture at Çatalhöyük reflect a concern for the construction of social memory and social regulations through daily, habituated practices. The authors note that domestic architecture provides a locus for the construction of social memory in ethnographically documented 'house societies' (e.g., Carsten and Hugh-Jones 1995; Joyce a…
The Social Life of Tombs in West Sumba, Indonesia
Ethnoarchaeological examination of the contemporary practice of erecting stone tombs within residential compounds in West Sumba, Indonesia provides important insights into active social processes that can be associated with residential burials. Residential tombs in West Sumba reach megalithic proportions and convey not only links to past ancestors but also social dynamics associated with power negotiation, achievement, and the continuity of livin…
Household Ethnoarchaeology and Social Action in a Megalith-Building Society in West Sumba, Indonesia
An analysis of contemporary megalith building, associated social endeavors, and material culture patterning among households in West Sumba, Indonesia can advance knowledge of the inner workings of past megalith building societies and how they can be identified archaeologically. As a reflection of broader sociopolitical dynamics, the household has become an essential unit of analysis in the examination of prehistoric social organization. This stud…
Homo anthropologicus and Man‐Tanna
Homo anthropologicus and Man‐Tanna
An ethnoarchaeological study of feasting in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Ethnoarchaeology in Indonesia Illuminating the Ancient Past at Çatalhöyük
In a recent volume of American Antiquity, Hodder and Cessford (2004) suggested that various aspects of the domestic architecture at Çatalhöyük reflect a concern for the construction of social memory and social regulations through daily, habituated practices. The authors note that domestic architecture provides a locus for the construction of social memory in ethnographically documented 'house societies' (e.g., Carsten and Hugh-Jones 1995; Joyce a…
The Social Life of Tombs in West Sumba, Indonesia
Ethnoarchaeological examination of the contemporary practice of erecting stone tombs within residential compounds in West Sumba, Indonesia provides important insights into active social processes that can be associated with residential burials. Residential tombs in West Sumba reach megalithic proportions and convey not only links to past ancestors but also social dynamics associated with power negotiation, achievement, and the continuity of livin…
Residential Burial in Global Perspective
While the study and interpretation of mortuary practices have long been important parts of archaeological analyses, rarely has residential burial - the practice of burying the deceased in and around houses - been a specific focus of investigation. Here, we examine some of the global contexts in which residential burial has occurred and discuss the different ways that archaeologists have interpreted residential burial. Though practices vary in tim…
Big Animals and Big Stones
Household Ethnoarchaeology and Social Action in a Megalith-Building Society in West Sumba, Indonesia
An analysis of contemporary megalith building, associated social endeavors, and material culture patterning among households in West Sumba, Indonesia can advance knowledge of the inner workings of past megalith building societies and how they can be identified archaeologically. As a reflection of broader sociopolitical dynamics, the household has become an essential unit of analysis in the examination of prehistoric social organization. This stud…
Encountering Jean Guiart on Tanna
Jean Guiart’s seminal Un siècle et demi de contacts culturels à Tanna eschewed anthropological theorizing for understanding Tannese society in favour of listening to and privileging the stories that the Tannese tell themselves. This approach appealed to me as an historian wanting to understand the Tannese construction of reality, and informed my research on the island from the mid-1970s to the present. As I describe in this paper, in 1996 I colla…
History (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 works) · Ethnoarchaeology (3 works) · Prehistory (3 works) · Art (2 works)