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Archaeological Artefacts as Material Culture

Linda Hurcombe
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archaeological methodology
Archaeological Record
Artefact Studies
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El Em
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ethnographic comparison
Experimental Archaeology
experimental reconstruction
Flake Scar Patterns
Ib Le
interpreting ancient material evidence
Material Culture
Material Culture Studies
Medullary Rays
Object Biographies
organic artefact preservation
Organic Material Culture
Po Ra
Polished Stone Axes
prehistoric technology studies
Rotary Querns
Self-critical Discipline
Starch Grains
Stone Tools
Tanged Arrowheads
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typological analysis
VA Ti
Van Gijn
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415320924
  • Weight: 654g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Nov 2007
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. Drawing on a range of different cultures and extensively illustrated, Archaeological Artefacts and Material Culture covers everything from recovery strategies and recording procedures to interpretation through typology, ethnography and experiment, and every type of material including wood, fibers, bones, hides and adhesives, stone, clay, and metals.

With over seventy illustrations with almost fifty in full colour, this book not only provides the tools an archaeologist will need to interpret past societies from their artefacts, but also a keen appreciation of the beauty and tactility involved in working with these fascinating objects. This is a book no archaeologist should be without, but it will also appeal to anybody interested in the interaction between people and objects.

About Linda Hurcombe
Linda Hurcombe is Head of Department at the Department of Archaeology, Exeter University.  She has particular interests in a range of artefact studies including stone stools, functional analysis and organic material culture.  She has undertaken fieldwork in Pakistan, Britain and Europe and published books on gender and material culture and functional analysis. 

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