Artifact Classification: A Conceptual and Methodological Approach

Read, Dwight W

ISBN 10: 1598741020 / ISBN 13: 9781598741025

Edité par Routledge, 2007

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N° de réf. du vendeur I-9781598741025

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• Titre: Artifact Classification: A Conceptual and Methodological Approach
• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1598741020
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781598741025
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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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.