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Christopher Tilley
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Carving Sites
Carving Surfaces
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Connotative Signs
Cosmic River
De Sign Combinations
elk
Elk Bones
Elk Head
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hermeneutic analysis
Hunter Gatherer Fisher Economy
interpretive frameworks
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Northern River Banks
Northern Sweden
Paradigmatic Series
post-structuralist archaeology
prehistoric symbolism
river
rock
Rock Carving
Rock Carving Site
Rock Carving Surfaces
Scandinavian rock art
Sexual Determination
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Shoe Soles
Single Line Forms
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Social Reproduction
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Southern River Bank
structural marxism
surfaces
Syntagmatic Chain
theoretical approaches to artefact interpretation
Upper Turn
Val Camonica
Vice Versa

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138818095
  • Weight: 380g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Oct 2016
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Originally published in 1991, this is the first book-length exploration of post-structuralist discourse theory in archaeology. It tackles the most basic problem of historical and archaeological analysis - the relationship between text and artefact – in an analysis of prehistoric art fusing theory and the practice of interpretation to create a fresh framework for understanding the relationship between past and present. Focusing on a collection of rock carvings from northern Sweden, the author shows how alternative conceptualizations of the material from structuralist, hermeneutic and structural-Marxist frameworks substantially alter our understanding of their meaning and significance. Engaging readers in an interpretive process, this book is for specialists in archaeology, anthropology, art history and cultural studies.

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