Archaeological Method - Couverture rigide

Neustupny, Evzen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521380766 ISBN 13 : 9780521380768

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book the way in which archaeologists translate mute objects into descriptions of a living past.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The archaeological record consists of 'dead' finds, remnants of human culture. The archaeologist relies on them to understand how past societies were organised and how they functioned. This book, by the distinguished Czech scholar Evzen Meustupny, considers the archaeological method, the way in which archaeologists translate mute objects into descriptions of a living past. The method involves a series of steps; an analysis of the archaeological record; a synthesis of the finds to generate formal archaeological structure; and the use of models derived from descriptions of observed human activity to explain these structures. Without models, archaeologists would have no way of interpreting their finds. The author also considers the relevance of archaeology of such concepts as induction and deduction, empirical research and theory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521380766
• ISBN 13: 9780521380768
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 203
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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