Material culture - the objects made by man - provides the primary
data from which archaeologists have to infer the economies,
technologies, social organization and ritual practices of extinct
societies. The analysis and interpretation ofmaterial culture is
therefore central to any concern with archaeological theory and
methodology, and in order to understand better the relationship
between material culture and human behaviour, archaeologists need
to draw upon models derived from the study of ethnographic
societies. First published in 1982, this book presents the results
of a series of field investigations carried out in Kenya, Zambia
and the Sudan into the 'archaeological' remains and material
culture of contemporary small-scale societies, and demonstrates the
way in which objects are used as symbols within social action and
within particular world views and ideologies.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
New Studies in Archaeology |
| Release date: |
March 2009 |
| First published: |
November 2008 |
| Authors: |
Ian Hodder
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-10508-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-10508-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780521105088 |
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