Archaeology : The Discipline of Things

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Archaeology has always been marked by its particular care, obligation, and loyalty to things. While archaeologists may not share similar perspectives or practices, they find common ground in their concern for objects monumental and mundane. This book considers the myriad ways that archaeologists eng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olsen, Bjornar
Otros Autores: Witmore, Christopher, Webmoor, Timothy, Shanks, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Arkeologi.
Materiell kultur.
Sachkultur
Archäologie
Material culture.
Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
material culture (discipline)
archaeology.
Culture materielle.
Archeologie.
Archaeology
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Archaeology has always been marked by its particular care, obligation, and loyalty to things. While archaeologists may not share similar perspectives or practices, they find common ground in their concern for objects monumental and mundane. This book considers the myriad ways that archaeologists engage with things in order to craft stories, both big and small, concerning our relations with materials and the nature of the past. Literally the "science of old things," archaeology does not discover the past as it was but must work with what remains. Such work involves the tangible mediation of pa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (266 pages).
ISBN:9780520954007

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