Artifact Classification : A Conceptual and Methodological Approach

Dwight W Read

ISBN 10: 1598741020 / ISBN 13: 9781598741025

Edité par Taylor & Francis Mai 2007, 2007

Neuware - Dwight Read offers a methodology for producing systematic classifications of objects that are both salient to the cultural groups that produced them and relevant for establishing cultural categories and timelines for archaeologists. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781598741025

Synopsis :

Archaeologists have been developing artifact typologies to understand cultural categories for as long as the discipline has existed. Dwight Read examines these attempts to systematize the cultural domains in premodern societies through a historical study of pottery typologies. He then offers a methodology for producing classifications that are both salient to the cultural groups that produced them and relevant for establishing cultural categories and timelines for the archaeologist attempting to understand the relationship between material culture and ideational culture of ancient societies. This volume is valuable to upper level students and professional archaeologists across the discipline.

À propos de l?auteur: Dwight W. Read is Professor of Anthropology and Statistics at UCLA. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recognized expert in quantitative archaeology. He has written over 100 articles on theory, analytic methods, kinship, computer applications, biological anthropology, and field projects from California to the Kalahari.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Artifact Classification : A Conceptual and ...
Éditeur : Taylor & Francis Mai 2007
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Buch
Etat : Neu