Ethnoarchaeology of Buildings 1

María Pastor Quiles is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alicante. She pursues the archaeological study of building materials, techniques and practices, being especially focused on earth construction and the uses of mud in prehistoric societies. She works to promote the valorisation of archaeological earthen remains and to integrate approaches like microscopic analysis, ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology to expand our knowledge about past building practices.

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• List of Figures and Tables Ethnoarchaeology of buildings: Introductory notes on the global research landscape – María Pastor QuilesEthnoarchaeology of domestic buildings in Egypt: A tool for the knowledge of the past and the present – María Correas AmadorUnearthing the past: A comprehensive exploration of earthen architecture and ethnoarchaeology in the Egyptian Delta – Marta Lorenzon, Jay Silverstein, Robert J. LittmanHow was an Iron Age oven built, used and maintained? Contributions from ethnoarchaeological observations in Al Hoceima area (Rif, Morocco) – Maria Carme Belarte; Maria Anguera; Marta Mateu; María Pastor QuilesHuts within History: The building of domestic space among indigenous groups in the borderlands of Western Ethiopia – Álvaro Falquina AparicioBuilding traditions through time in the Mazatec Highlands (Mexico). Strategies for heritage valuation and traditional knowledge recovery – Florencia T. Azul U. Ramírez Rodríguez; Luis Fernando Guerrero BacaEthnoarchaeological study of pre-Hispanic and current granaries and the constructive forms of agricultural storage (cuexcomates) from the archaeological site of Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla, Tlaxcala, Mexico – Jesús Carlos Lazcano ArceEvidence, characterisation and the use of orchid mucilage as an adhesive and binder in archaeological and earthen built heritage – Lilian García-Alonso Alba; Luis Fernando Guerrero Baca‘Te voy a hacer una casa en el aire’. Ethnoarchaeology of indigenous houses in Amazonia – Stéphen RostainMultiscale details. Technological choices and gestures in the construction of earthen roofs in the high Andean area – Jorge TomasiSolid earth building in central Germany: projecting vernacular building techniques onto prehistoric finds and tracing their origins – Franziska KnollEthnoarchaeological insights into Cantabrian architecture: raw materials, construction techniques and architectural traditions – Lucía Ruano PosadaDynamic processes of abandonment: The ethnoarchaeology of buildings in Armutalan, Northwestern Anatolia – Stephan W.E. Blum; Jonas Abele; Murat KaşıkcılarEthnoarchaeology of buildings as a method for understanding and valuing earthen building cultures – Louise Cooke