Experiments with Past Materialities

George Children

ISBN 10: 1407308793 / ISBN 13: 9781407308791

Published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd, 2011

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experiments with Past Materialities
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407308793
• ISBN 13: 9781407308791
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 297W x 210H x 10D millimeters 297 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 619 grams

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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.

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.