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Michael Brian Schiffer

Michael Brian Schiffer is an American archaeologist and one of the founders and pre-eminent exponents of behavioral archaeology.

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• Binford, L.R. 1981. Behavioral archaeology and the "Pompeii premise". Journal of Anthropological Research 37(3): 195–208 • Schiffer, M.B. 1972. Archaeological context and systemic context. American Antiquity 37(2): 156–165 • Schiffer, M.B. 1976. Behavioral Archeology. Academic Press. • Schiffer, M.B. 1987. Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. • Schiffer, M.B. 1991. The Portable Radio in American Life. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. • Schiffer, M.B. 1992. Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. • Schiffer, M.B. 1995. (editor) Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. This book reprints a selection of writings on behavioral archaeology from 1972 to 1987. • Schiffer, M.B. 1991. The Portable Radio in American Life. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. • Schiffer, M.B. 1992 Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. • Schiffer, M.B. 1994. (with Tamara C. Butts, and Kimberly K. Grimm) Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC. Won the 1995 Cugnot Award of Distinction from the Society of Automotive Historians. • Schiffer, M.B. 1999. (with Andrea Miller) The Material Life of Human Beings: Artifacts, Behavior, and Communication. Routledge, London. • Schiffer, M.B. 2001. (editor) Anthropological Perspectives on Technology. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. • Schiffer, M.B. 2003. (with Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell) Draw the Lightning Down: Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment. University of California Press, Berkeley. • Schiffer, M.B. 2008. Power Struggles: Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electricity Before Edison. MIT Press, Cambridge. • Schiffer, M.B. 2010. Behavioral Archaeology: Principles and Practice. Equinox, London. • Schiffer, M.B. 2011. Studying Technological Change: A Behavioral Approach. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. • Schiffer, M.B. 2013. The Archaeology of Science: Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge. Springer, New York. • Skibo, J.M. and M.B. Schiffer. 2009. People and Things: A Behavioral Approach to material Culture. Springer, New York. • Trigger, B.G. 1996 Review of Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles Michael Brian Schiffer. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2(4): 725–726. • Graves-Brown, P. 2013 Review of Studying Technological Change: A Behavioral Approach Michael Brian Schiffer. European Journal of Archaeology. 16(4): 739–742. ==References==
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