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Understanding the archaeological record /
"This book explores the diverse understandings of the archaeological record in both historical and contemporary perspective, while also serving as a guide to reassessing current views. Gavin Lucas argues that archaeological theory has become both too fragmented and disconnected from the particu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book explores the diverse understandings of the archaeological record in both historical and contemporary perspective, while also serving as a guide to reassessing current views. Gavin Lucas argues that archaeological theory has become both too fragmented and disconnected from the particular nature of archaeological evidence. The book examines three ways of understanding the archaeological record - as historical sources, through formation theory, and as material culture - then reveals ways to connect these three domains through a reconsideration of archaeological entities and archaeological practice. Ultimately, Lucas calls for a rethinking of the nature of the archaeological record and the kind of history and narratives written from it"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1139217860 9781139217866 9781139224376 1139224379 1280568828 9781280568824 9780511845772 0511845774 9781139220941 1139220942 1139209779 9781139209779 1107228492 9781107228498 9786613598424 6613598429 1139214772 9781139214773 |