Artifact Classification : A Conceptual and Methodological Approach

Dwight W Read

ISBN 10: 1598741020 / ISBN 13: 9781598741025

Published by Taylor & Francis Mai 2007, 2007

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Neuware - Dwight Read offers a methodology for producing systematic classifications of objects that are both salient to the cultural groups that produced them and relevant for establishing cultural categories and timelines for archaeologists.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Artifact Classification : A Conceptual and Methodological Approach
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Mai 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598741020
• ISBN 13: 9781598741025
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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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.

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Dwight W Read