Artifact classification : a conceptual and methodological approach /

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Archaeologists have been developing artifact typologies to understand cultural categories for as long as the discipline has existed. Dwight Read examines these attempts to systematize the cultural domains in premodern societies through a historical study of pottery typologies. He then offers a metho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Read, Dwight W., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2016.
Temas:
Archaeology > Classification.
Antiquities > Classification.
Archaeology > Philosophy.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Archéologie > Classification.
Archéologie > Méthodologie.
Antiquities
Archaeology
Archaeology > Methodology
Archaeology > Philosophy
Classification
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical background
  • 3. Pottery typologies
  • 4. From intuitive to objective classifications
  • 5. Objective classification : goals and problems
  • 6. Artifact measurement
  • 7. Production and categorization sequences
  • 8. Quantitative classification : methodology
  • 9. Patterning based on type frequency counts
  • 10. Style, function, neutral traits, evolution, and classification
  • 11. Conclusions.

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