Archaeology after interpretation : returning materials to archaeological theory

Archaeology after interpretation : returning materials to archaeological theory / edited by Benjamin Alberti, Andrew Meirion Jones, Joshua Pollard.

A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant departure from previous symbolic approaches that i...

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Other Authors: Alberti, Benjamin, 1968-, Jones, Andrew, 1967-, Pollard, Joshua
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2013.
©2013
Subjects:
Archaeology > Methodology.
Antiquities > Analysis.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Antiquities > Analysis
Archaeology > Methodology
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Summary:A new generation of archaeologists has thrown down a challenge to post-processual theory, arguing that characterizing material symbols as arbitrary overlooks the material character and significance of artifacts. This volume showcases the significant departure from previous symbolic approaches that is underway in the discipline. It brings together key scholars advancing a variety of cutting edge approaches, each emphasizing an understanding of artifacts and materials not in terms of symbols but relationally, as a set of associations that compose people's understanding of the world. Authors.
Physical Description:1 online resource (417 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611323436
1611323436
9781611327250
1611327253
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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