Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers Nos. 73-74, 1992 Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers Nos. 73-74, 1992 Special Edition: Material Culture Studies Preface Margaret W. Conkey ....................................... ...................... iii Re-Presentations of Palaeolithic Visual Imagery: Simulacra and their Alternatives Marcia-Anne Dobres ......................................1....................... Power and Negotiation through Material Culture: The Case of the Chaco Regional System James M. Potter ......................... .................................... 26 The Transformation of British Culture in the Eastern Cape, 1820 - 1860 Margot Winer and James Deetz .......................................................... 41 Structured Consumption and Manipulated Meaning: Two Aspects of Style in Industrial Artifacts John Blanford ................... .......................................... 62 The New California Mission System: Museums, Gift Shops, and Historical Archaeologists Mark Pedelty ................... .......................................... 80 Archaeological Mediations of the Conquest and Constructions of Mexican National Identity Justin R. Hyland ........................ ..................................... 92 What is Archaeology, Really? Robert H. Gargett ............................. ................................ 115 The Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers Numbers 73 and 74, 1992 Editorial Committee: Soren Germer, Justin Hyland, Tom Overton, Takeyuki Tsuda, Margot Winer Printed by GRT Printing, Oakland, CA Membership: Subscription is by membership in the Kroeber Anthropological Society. Annual dues for student members are $12.00, for non-students $15.00, for institutions $18.00, and for all foreign subscribers $20.00 US. Back issues of the Papers are also available. Information for authors: The Kroeber Anthropological Society publishes articles in the general field of anthropology. In addition to articles of theoretical interest, the Papers welcomes descriptive studies putting factual information on record and historical documents of anthropological interest. The Society welcomes student research papers of high quality. Submitted papers should not exceed 30 typewritten, double-spaced pages. The original plus one copy of the manuscript should be submitted. Subscription inquiries and manuscripts should be sent to: Kroeber Anthropological Society Department of Anthropology University of California Berkeley, CA 94720