Abrams, E. M. and Bolland, T. (1999). Architectural energetics, ancient monuments, and operations management. J Archaeol Method Theory 6 (4). Vol 6(4), pp. 263-291.
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Architectural energetics, ancient monuments, and operations management | ||
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J Archaeol Method Theory 6 (4) | ||
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Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory | ||
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6 (4) | ||
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263 - 291 | ||
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It is suggested that architectural energetics, subsumed within replicative archaeology, provides a means through which buildings are translated into labour-time estimates. To date, the majority of architectural energetics analyses have generated comparative measures of architectural costs, equating these with a vertical structure of political power and authority within and among societies. The present analysis expands the application of architectural energetics by subjecting construction labour costs to an analysis based on concepts central to the Theory of Constraints, which is widely applied in modern operations management. This modelling generates a hypothetical set of behavioural patterns performed by general labourers within a construction project and explicates a method which allows further exploration into the question of labour organization (i.e., allocation and articulation of workers), as well as perhaps other economic organization, in an archaeological context. The case example is a large Mayan palace at the site of Copan, Honduras. | ||
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1999 | ||
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25 Jul 2007 |
