Place as material culture : objects, geographies and the construction of time / edited by Dragoș Gheorghiu and George Nash.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gheorghiu, Dragos.

Nash, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present book explores the complexity of the past, by analysing the relationships between place, territory, the material value of objects and landscapes, time and ritual, during archaeological investigations. It presents the archaeology of place as a series of interconnecting and interactive relationships. It is clear that things and places do not emerge without some form of agency, usually through the concept of material manipulation, coupled with elaboration, innovation and time. Depending on the raw material used and the process of manipulation and its relationship with the environment,

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-5383-6

OCLC:

865331061