Egyptology in the Present: Experiential and Experimental Methods in Archaeology - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1910589020 ISBN 13 : 9781910589021

Editeur : Classical Press of Wales, 2015

Synopsis

This volume builds bridges between usually separate social groups, between different methodologies and even between disciplines. The experimental method is privileged in academic institutions and thus perhaps is subject to clear definitions. It tends to be associated with the scientific and technological. In opposition, the experiential is more rarely defined and is usually associated with schoolchildren, museums and heritage centres; it is often criticised for being unscientific. The introductory chapter of this volume examines the development of these traditionally-assumed differences, giving for the first time a critical and careful definition of the experiential in relation to the experimental. The two are seen as points on a continuum with much common ground. This claim is borne out by succeeding chapters, which cover such topics as textiles, woodworking and stoneworking. The volume, however, is important not only for Egyptology but for archaeological method more generally. It illuminates the pioneering of individuals who founded modern archaeological practice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carolyn Graves-Brown is curator at the Egypt Centre, University of Wales Swansea. She also teaches for the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Swansea.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Classical Press of Wales
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910589020
• ISBN 13: 9781910589021
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 207
• Éditeur: Graves-Brown Carolyn
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