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"Waste represents a category of 'things,' which is familiar and ubiquitous but rarely reflected in archaeological and cultural studies. Perception of waste changes over time and practices associated with waste vary. The ambiguity of waste challenges traditional archaeological approaches that take advantage of refuse to infer past behaviour. Recent developments in research in the social sciences and humanities indicate that waste offers many more dimensions for exploration. This interdisciplinary book brings together scholars who demonstrate the potential of research into waste for understanding humans, non-humans and their inter-relations. In 12 chapters the authors cover topics ranging from the relationship between waste and identity in early agricultural settlements to the perception of contemporary nuclear waste. Although archaeological approaches dominate the contributions, there are also chapters that represent the results of anthropological and historical research. The book is structured into three main sections that explore the relationship between waste and three domains of interest: value, social differentiation, and space. Archaeologies of Waste will interest archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and other readers intrigued by the potential of things, which were left behind, to shed light on social life"--From publisher's website.

Social archaeology. --- Household archaeology. --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Waste products --- Material culture --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Social values --- Differentiation (Sociology) --- Spatial behavior --- Behavior, Spatial --- Proxemic behavior --- Space behavior --- Spatially-oriented behavior --- Psychology --- Space and time --- Social differentiation --- Social change --- Values --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- By-products --- Industrial wastes --- Products, Waste --- Trades-waste --- Utilization of waste --- Waste materials --- Manufacturing processes --- Factory and trade waste --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Scrap materials --- Substitute products --- Waste spills --- Discarded materials --- Disposal of refuse --- Garbage --- Household waste --- Household wastes --- Rubbish --- Solid waste management --- Trash --- Waste disposal --- Waste management --- Wastes, Household --- Sanitation --- Pollution --- Pollution control industry --- Salvage (Waste, etc.) --- Street cleaning --- Social archaeology --- Social aspects --- History. --- Environmental aspects --- Methodology --- Household archaeology --- Social aspects&delete& --- History --- E-books