A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Rev i e w f r o m C a m b r i d g e Volume 29.1 • April 2014 Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology Edited by Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder Archaeological Review from Cambridge V o l u m e 2 9 . 1 . A p r i l 2 0 1 4 Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology Edited by Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder Archaeological Review from Cambridge he Archaeological Review from Cambridge is a bi-annual journal of archaeology. It is run on a non-proit, voluntary basis by postgraduate research students at the University of Cambridge. Although primarily rooted in archaeological theory and practice, ARC increasingly invites a range of perspectives with the aim of establishing a strong, interdisciplinary journal which will be of interest in a range of ields. Archaeological Review from Cambridge Department of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3DZ UK http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/arc Volume 29.1 Social Network Perspectives in Archaeology heme Editors Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder Production Sarah Evans Cover Image Design by Kathrin Felder Photographs adapted from John Bodsworth, Cepreй 6662, Portable Antiquities Scheme, Carole Raddato, Walters Art Museum, Gari nkel Yosef. Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org. Published in April 2014. Copyright remains with the authors. Opinions expressed in contributions do not relect the opinions of the editors or ARC. Printed by Labute UK. All images are the authors’ own except where otherwise stated. ISSN 0261-4332 Committee, Archaeological Review from Cambridge, April 2014 Ana Tavares Sarah Evans Open Access General Editors Book Reviews Publicity and Events Hannah Jones Kate Boulden Renate Fellinger Mat Dalton Sarah Musselwhite Leanne Philpot General Members Treasurer IT Managers Subscriptions Penny Jones Tessa de Roo Kathrin Felder Barbora Janulikova Georgie Peters Secretary Back Issue Sales Contents Introduction Making the connection: Changing perspectives on social networks Sarah Evans and Kathrin Felder 9 he roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis: A citation analysis and review of the archaeological use of formal network methods Tom Brughmans 18 Population genetics and the investigation of past human interactions Hayley Dunn 42 Eruptions and ruptures — a social network perspective on vulnerability and impact of the Laacher See eruption (c. 13,000 BP) on Late Glacial hunter-gatherers in northern Europe Felix Riede 67 Expanding social networks through ritual deposition: A case study from the Lower Mississippi Valley Erin Stevens Nelson and Megan C. Kassabaum 103 ‘Extending the self ’ through material culture: Private letters and personal relationships in second-century AD Egypt Jo Stoner 129 Play-things and the origins of online networks: Virtual material culture in multiplayer games Angus Mol 144 Relection he network approach: Tool or paradigm? Francesca Fulminante 167 Commentary What are social network perspectives in archaeology? Carl Knappett 179 Book reviews Edited by Mat Dalton Computational Approaches to Archaeological Spaces Edited by Andrew Bevan and Mark Lake Peter Alfano 185 Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East By Ömür Harmanşah Georgia Marina Andreou 191 he Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial Edited by Sarah Tarlow and Liv Nilsson Stutz Michaela Binder 196 Network Analysis in Archaeology: New Approaches to Regional Interaction Edited by Carl Knappett Beatrijs G. de Groot 200 he Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe Edited by Sue Colledge, James Connolly, Keith Dobney, Katie Manning and Stephen Shennan Sarah Elliott 205 he Archaeology of Kinship By Bradley E. Ensor Philip Y. Kao 214 Matters of Scale: Processes and Courses of Events in the Past and the Present Edited by Nanouschka M. Burström and Fredrik Fahlander Hannah L. McBeth 219 Cultural Heritage and the Challenge of Sustainability By Diane Barthel-Bouchier Belinda C. Mollard 224 he 48th IIPP Annual Conference on the Veneto Region, held in Padua on 5–9 November 2013 Elisa Perego 227 Humans and the Environment: New Archaeological Perspectives for the Twenty-irst Century Edited by Matthew I.J. Davies and Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori Rachel Swallow 232 Forthcoming issues 236 Subscriptions 238 Available back issues 239 Addendum to 28.2 Humans and Animals Book Reviews Edited by Penny Jones he Anthropology of Hunter-gatherers: Key hemes for Archaeologists By Vicki Cummings David T. Altot 242 he Archaeology of Violence: Interdisciplinary Approaches Edited by Sarah Ralph Melanie Giles 247 Islands in the Rainforest: Landscape Management in PreColumbian Amazonia By Stéphen Rostain heresa L. Miller 251 Hunter-Gatherer Behaviour — Human Response during the Younger Dryas Edited by Metin Eren Alison Hope Riley 256                                                                                                       A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Re v i e w f r o m Ca m b r i d g e | 2 9 . 1 | 2 0 14 | Tom Brughmans 19                                                                                                                                                                                Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 20 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                                                                       Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 21                                                                                                                                                                    Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 22 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                                           Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 23                                                                                                                                                                                      Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 24 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                         Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 25                                                                                                                                             Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 26 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                           Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 27                                                                                                                                    Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 28 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                    Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 29                                                     Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 30 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                   Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 31                                                                                                  Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 32 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis         Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 33           Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 34 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                                                                                      Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 35                                                                                                                                                                      Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 36 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                                                                                                   Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 37                                                              Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 38 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                     Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 39                                    Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 40 The roots and shoots of archaeological network analysis                                                              Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41 Tom Brughmans 41                                                       Archaeological Review from Cambridge | 29.1 | 2014 | 18–41