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Archaeology after interpretation : returning materials to archaeological theory /
A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant departure from previous symbolic approaches that i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Walnut Creek :
Left Coast Press,
2013.
©2013 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant departure from previous symbolic approaches that is underway in the discipline. It brings together key scholars advancing a variety of cutting edge approaches, each emphasizing an understanding of artifacts and materials not in terms of symbols but relationally, as a set of associations that compose people's understanding of the world. Authors. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781611323436 1611323436 9781611327250 1611327253 |