Studying technological change: A behavioral perspective

Abstract

Behavioral archaeology contributes a framework of premises, models and heuristic tools that archaeologists of any paradigmatic persuasion can employ for studying technological change in diverse societies. This paper enumerates several behavioral premises and, by means of a case study on lighthouse illumination in the nineteenth century, illustrates the utility of the performance matrix for investigating processes of technology adoption (LaMotta and Schiffer (2001) present a detailed introduction to behavioral archaeology).

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