Archaeology : the Discipline of Things.

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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Main Author: Olsen, Bjørnar
Other Authors: Shanks, Michael, Webmoor, Timothy, Witmore, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (266 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-243) and index.
ISBN:9780520954007
0520954009
9780520274167
0520274164
9780520274174
0520274172
1283695936
9781283695930
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.