Archaeology : the Discipline of Things.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olsen, Bjørnar
Other Authors: Shanks, Michael, Webmoor, Timothy, Witmore, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Archaeology.
Material culture.
archaeology.
material culture (discipline)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Archaeology
Material culture
Archäologie
Sachkultur
Materiell kultur.
Arkeologi.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Caring about Things; 2. The Ambiguity of Things: Contempt and Desire; 3. Engagements with Things: The Making of Archaeology; 4. Digging Deep: Archaeology and Field work; 5. Things in Translation: Documents and Imagery; 6. Futures for Things: Memory Practices and Digital Translation; 7. Timely Things: From Argos to Mycenae and Beyond; 8. Making and the Design of Things: Human Being and the Shape of History; 9. Getting on with Things: A Material Metaphysics of Care; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q.
  • RS; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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