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Archaeological theory and scientific practice /
Contemporary archaeology is polarised between 'scientists' who analyse, classify and describe, and social theorists, influenced by sociologies of science and culture theory. By emphasising the process of interpretation, this book shows that there is no necessary conflict between the aims a...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Collection: | Topics in contemporary archaeology.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Copyright; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The archaeology of two cultures; 2 Science as culture: creating interpretative networks; 3 Archaeology observed; 4 Materials science and material culture: practice, scale and narrative; 5 Material culture and materials science: a biography of things; 6 A biography of ceramics in Neolithic Orkney; 7 Making people and things in the Neolithic: pots, food and history; 8 Before and after science; References; Index.