Magdalenian Household

Ezra Zubrow is Professor of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He is the editor of several books, including (with Colin Renfrew) The Ancient Mind: Elements of Cognitive Archaeology. Françoise Audouze is Senior Researcher Emerita at the National Center for Scientific Research in France and the coauthor (with Olivier Büchsenschütz) of Towns, Villages, and Countryside of Celtic Europe. James G. Enloe is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa and the coauthor (with Jack L. Hofman) of Piecing Together the Past: Applications of Refitting Studies in Archaeology.

• Prefacing the HouseholdIntroduction: Domesticity ExpressedEzra Zubrow, Françoise Audouze, and James G. EnloePart I. Technology and Demography 1. Technology and Demographics: An IntroductionJames G. Enloe2. The Magdalenian Site of Verberie(Le Buisson Campin): An OverviewJames G. Enloe and Françoise Audouze3. Fauna and Site Structure at Verberie: Implications for Domesticity and DemographyJames G. Enloe4. Technologie Lithique à Verberie: Production Domestique et ApprentissageFrédéric Janny5. Utilisation et Transformation des Matières Osseuses au Buisson Campin (Verberie, Oise)Aline Averbouh6. Pincevent and Verberie Rocks and Hearths: A Tentative Summary/Preliminary Analysis Utilisation et Transformation des Matières Osseuses au Buisson Campin (Verberie, Oise)Gaëlle Dumarçay and Madeleine Caron (+)Part II. Social Organization 7. Introduction to Domesticity and Spatial OrganizationEzra Zubrow, Françoise Audouze, and James G. Enloe8. Archaeology of Equality: Magdalenian EconomyEzra Zubrow9. GIS of Verberie: Spatial Defi nition of the Habitation UnitsDustin Keeler10. Domesticity and Spatial Organization at VerberieFrançoise Audouze11. Espaces et Habitats au Tardiglaciaire dans le Bassin Parisien: Une Illustration avec les Gisements Magdalenien de Pincevent et Azilien du CloseauPierre Bodu12. Éléments d’une Organisation Sociale Magdalénienne àÉtiolles Du Savoir-faire au Statut Social des PersonnesNicole Pigeot13. Comparing Social Organizations of Magdalenian Hunter-Gatherers: A Swiss ExampleMarie-Isabelle CattinPart III. From Today to Yesterday: Ethnographic Comparisons 14. Introduction to the Ethnographic Section: Focusing on Interpreting the Magdalenian Sites of the Paris BasinFrançoise Audouze15. The Probable Sexual Division of Labor in Magdalenian Hide Working: Ethnological EvidenceLawrence H. Keeley16. The Roles of Perishable Technologies in Upper Paleolithic LivesOlga Soffer and James M. Adovasio17. Slaughter and Carcass Processing of Reindeer in Siberia: Patterns and Distribution of Tasks—Comparisons Between Prehistoric and Ethnoarchaeological CasesFrancine David, Claudine Karlin, and Vladimir D’lachenko18. Méthode de Reconstitution des Procédés de Traitement des Peaux en Préhistoire: Premières Applications ArchéologiquesSylvie Beyries et Veerle RotsConclusion: Domesticity Re-expressedJames G. Enloe, Françoise Audouze, and Ezra ZubrowEnglish-French Index

"...this volume is full of thought-provoking information … [it] succeeds well in a difficult task of bringing arduous issues under our attention." — Quartär"[The Magdalenian Household] should be required reading for anyone with an interest in Upper Palaeolithic behaviour and the evolution of the use of space." — Antiquity"…because of the excellent syntheses of especially the long-term, high-quality research at Verberie, this book should be in the collections of all institutions with serious interests in Upper Paleolithic prehistory." — Journal of Anthropological Research