Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. List of figures xi
4. List of tables xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Preface xvii
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. 2. A dual history 23
9. 3. Complex adaptive systems 41
10. 4. Material culture as a complex system 71
11. 5. Case study: Pantry 95
12. 6. Case study: Estate inventories 121
13. 7. Case study: Historic American building survey 137
14. 8. Conclusion: On artifacts 155
15. Appendix A. Complete data sets from Chapter 1 161
16. Appendix B. Complete data sets from Chapter 3 163
17. Appendix C. Complete data set from Chapter 4 172
18. Appendix D. Complete data sets from Chapter 5 174
19. Appendix E. Complete data sets from Chapter 6 176
20. Appendix F. Complete data sets from Chapter 7 179
21. References 183
22. Index 191