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The Cambridge Manual to Archaeological Network Science provides the first comprehensive guide to a field of research that has firmly established itself within archaeological practice in recent years. Network science methods are commonly used to explore big archaeological datasets and are essential for the formal study of past relational phenomena: social networks, transport systems, communication, and exchange. The volume offers a step-by-step description of network science methods and explores its theoretical foundations and applications in archaeological research, which are elaborately illustrated with archaeological examples. It also covers a vast range of network science techniques that can enhance archaeological research, including network data collection and management, exploratory network analysis, sampling issues and sensitivity analysis, spatial networks, and network visualisation. An essential reference handbook for both beginning and experienced archaeological network researchers, the volume includes boxes with definitions, boxed examples, exercises, and online supplementary learning and teaching materials.

Archaeology --- Social sciences --- Social networks. --- Social archaeology. --- Methodology. --- Network analysis. --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Network analysis (Social sciences) --- SNA (Social network analysis) --- Social network analysis --- System analysis --- Methodology --- Archéologie --- Sciences sociales --- Réseaux sociaux --- Archéologie sociale --- Arqueologia --- Arqueologia social --- Xarxes socials --- Metodologia de les ciències socials

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The book presents a series of ethnographic studies, which illustrate issues of wider importance, such as the role of cultural traditions, concepts and learning procedures in the development of formal (or mathematical) thinking outside of the western tradition. It focuses on research at the crossroads of anthropology and ethnomathematics to document indigenous mathematical knowledge and its inclusion in specific cultural patterns. More generally, the book demonstrates the heuristic value of crossing ethnographical, anthropological and ethnomathematical approaches to highlight and analyze—or "formalize" with a pedagogical outlook—indigenous mathematical knowledge. The book is divided into three parts. The first part extensively analyzes theoretical claims using particular ethnographic data, while revealing the structural mathematical features of different ludic, graphic, or technical/procedural practices in their links to other cultural phenomena. In the second part, new empirical studies that add data and perspectives from the body of studies on indigenous knowledge systems to the ongoing discussions in mathematics education in and for diverse cultural traditions are presented. This part considers, on the one hand, the Brazilian work in this field; on the other hand, it brings ethnographic innovation from other parts of the world. The third part comprises a broad philosophical discussion of the impact of intuitive or "ontological" premises on mathematical thinking and education in the light of recent developments within so-called indigenously inspired thinking. Finally, the editors’ conclusions aim to invite the broad and diversified field of scholars in this domain of research to seek alternative approaches for understanding mathematical reasoning and the adjacent adequate educational goals and means. This book is of interest to scholars and students in anthropology, ethnomathematics, history and philosophy of science, mathematics, and mathematics education, as well as other individuals interested in these topics.

Mathematics—Study and teaching. --- Anthropology. --- Education—Philosophy. --- Mathematics Education. --- Philosophy of Education. --- Ensenyament de la matemàtica --- Antropologia --- Filosofia de l'educació --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences --- Human beings --- Filosofia social --- Antropologia educativa --- Teoria de l'educació --- Civilització --- Home --- Aculturació --- Antropologia aplicada --- Antropologia cultural --- Antropologia de l'alimentació --- Antropologia física --- Antropologia jurídica --- Antropologia marítima --- Antropologia marxista --- Antropologia mèdica --- Antropologia simbòlica --- Antropologia social --- Antropometria --- Arqueologia --- Assimilació (Sociologia) --- Espai (Antropologia) --- Etnografia --- Etnolingüística --- Etnopsicologia --- Geografia humana --- Home prehistòric --- Identitat nacional --- Llenguatge i llengües --- Nòmades --- Sociologia històrica --- Antropòlegs --- Història de l'antropologia --- Aprenentatge de la matemàtica --- Ensenyament de les matemàtiques --- Ensenyament --- Matemàtica --- Ethnomathematics. --- Ethno-mathematics --- Indigenous peoples --- Mathematics, Primitive --- Ethnology --- Mathematics