Considering creativity : creativity, knowledge and practice in Bronze Age Europe / edited by Joanna Sofaer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Sofaer, Joanna R., editor.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology

Archaeopress Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

History.

Civilization.

Europe--Antiquities.

Europe.

Antiquities.

Europe--Civilization--To 1500.

Bronze age--Europe.

Bronze age.

Creative ability--Europe--History--To 1500.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 163 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2018]

Summary:

Creativity is embedded in human history. Indeed, it is impossible to understand material change and the development of the new without invoking creativity. The location, exploration and analysis of creativity should therefore be of particular concern to archaeologists. This volume engages with this challenge by focusing on the outcomes of creativity - material culture - and an exploration of creative practice. The European Bronze Age provides a useful focus for discussions of the outcomes of creativity because in this period we see the development of new and pre-existing materials that we take for granted today, in particular textiles and bronze. We also see new ways of working with existing materials, such as clay, to create novel forms. In both new and existing materials it is frequently possible to see the growth of technical skill, to produce complex forms and elaborate decorated surfaces.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781784917548

1784917540

OCLC:

1019660930

Publisher Number:

99977767097