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Why those who shovel are silent : a history of local archaeological knowledge and labor /
"Years of ethnographic work with current and former workers at two Middle Eastern archaeological sites combined with archival research. Describes the knowledge that locally-hired laborers possess about artifacts, excavation methods, and interpretation, showing that archaeological workers are ex...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Louisville, Colorado :
University Press of Colorado,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Years of ethnographic work with current and former workers at two Middle Eastern archaeological sites combined with archival research. Describes the knowledge that locally-hired laborers possess about artifacts, excavation methods, and interpretation, showing that archaeological workers are experts-and are paid by archaeologists to pretend to be less knowledgeable"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages) ; color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1646421159 9781646421152 |