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Experiments with Past Materialities (BAR International) - Softcover

 
9781407308791: Experiments with Past Materialities (BAR International)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1407308793 ISBN 13: 9781407308791
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports, 2011

Synopsis

15 papers which present practical case studies in experimental archaeology, as well as more theoretical work. Topics include flour production in Gravettian Italy, macro-wear analysis of lithic projectiles, Neolithic ceramic production from Calabrian evidence, late medieval storage vessels, the Iron-Age coastal salt industry, ancient copper smelting, charcoal burning and iron smelting, Roman dying, Neolithic house building, light and dark and prehistoric monuments, ritual, and public and educational aspects to experimental archaeology.

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About the Author

Dragoş Gheorghiu is a cultural anthropologist and an experimental archaeologist, currently teaching at the Doctoral School of the National University of Arts in Bucharest. His approach to the European Chalcolithic uses semiotics and rhetoric to interpret the material culture and the landscapes of the past. Another main research area is the rituality of prehistoric technologies and places.

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Publisher
British Archaeological Reports
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1407308793
ISBN 13 
9781407308791
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
137
Editor
Gheorghiu Dragos, Children George