Between artifacts and texts : historical archaeology in global perspective /
The book is the first truly global survey of the relationship between artifacts and texts from historiographical, methodological, and analytical perspectives. Anders Andrén analyzes the crucial relationship between material culture and writing in ancient societies, employing examples from twelve maj...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer,
1998.
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| Series: | Contributions to global historical archaeology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The book is the first truly global survey of the relationship between artifacts and texts from historiographical, methodological, and analytical perspectives. Anders Andrén analyzes the crucial relationship between material culture and writing in ancient societies, employing examples from twelve major disciplines in historical archaeology and summarizing their role in five global methodological approaches. In the process, he underscores the fundamental importance of all historical archaeologies. This original, in-depth investigation is valuable reading for advanced undergraduates, graduate and postgraduate students, and instructors in any historical archaeological subject. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 215 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781475794090 (electronic bk.) 1475794096 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1574-0439 |