Archaeologists, historians, chemists, and physicists have employed a variety of chemical and physical approaches to study artifacts and historical objects since at least the late 18th century. During the past 50 years, the chemistry of archaeological materials has increasingly been used to address a
Interpretative Archaeology
โ Scribed by Christopher Tilley (editor)
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Year
- 1993
- Leaves
- 452
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This fascinating volume integrates recent developments in anthropological and sociological theory with a series of detailed studies of prehistoric material culture. The authors explore the manner in which semiotic, hermeneutic, Marxist, and post-structuralist approaches radically alter our understanding of the past, and provide a series of innovative studies of key areas of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists.
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Archaeologists, historians, chemists, and physicists have employed a variety of chemical and physical approaches to study artifacts and historical objects since at least the late 18th century. During the past 50 years, the chemistry of archaeological materials has increasingly been used to address a
<br> Content: Expanding the range of electron spin resonance dating --<br/> Toward the classification of colorants in archaeological textiles of Eastern North America --<br/> Infrared examination of fiber and particulate residues from archaeological textiles --<br/> Extraction and analysis of DNA fr
New forms of archaeology are emerging which position the discipline firmly within the social and cultural sciences. These approaches have been described as "post processual" or "interpretive" archaeology, and draw on a range of traditions of enquiry in the humanities, from Marxism and critical theor