TY - BOOK ID - 136015605 TI - An archaeology of innovation : approaching social and technological change in human society PY - 2021 SN - 1526161109 1526132664 1526132656 PB - Manchester Manchester University Press DB - UniCat KW - Technological innovations KW - Technology KW - Social archaeology. KW - Social aspects KW - History. KW - Anthropological aspects. KW - Anthropological archaeology. KW - Contact and colonialism. KW - Continuity and conservatism. KW - Historic archaeology. KW - Innovation studies. KW - Invention. KW - Prehistoric technologies. KW - Science technology studies. KW - creativity. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136015605 AB - This monograph takes a unique archaeological approach to the investigation of innovation and the innovation process. Case studies span the breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The emphasis is on the social context and temporality of invention, adoption, creativity and resistance. ER -