Archaeological approaches to technology / Heather M.-L. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Heather Margaret-Louise.

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology.

Technology--Social aspects--History.

Technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

History.

Prehistoric peoples.

Material culture--History.

Material culture.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Fieldwork.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xxi, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2007]

Summary:

The study of ancient technologiesthat is, the ways in which objects and materials were made and usedcan reveal insights into economic, social, political, and ritual realms of the past. This book summarizes the current state of ancient technology studies by emphasizing methodologies, some major technologies, and the questions and issues that drive archaeologists in their consideration of these technologies. It shows the ways that technology studies can be used by archaeologists working anywhere, on any type of society and it embraces an orientation toward the practical, not the philosophical. * Compares the range of pre-industrial technologies, from stone tool production to glass manufacture * Case studies show how technological changes affect and are affected by social, political, economic values; * Discusses essential terminology (technology, material culture, chane opratoire, etc.), primarily from the perspective of how these terms are used by archaeologists

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

0124969518

9780124969513

OCLC:

74987979

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