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Archaeological Approaches to Technology
Heather Margaret-Louise Miller
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Description for Archaeological Approaches to Technology
Paperback. Summarizes the state of ancient technology studies. This book compares the range of pre-industrial technologies, from stone tool production, fiber crafts, wood and bone working, fired clay crafts, metal production, and glass manufacture. It includes socially contextualized case studies, as well as general descriptions of technological processes. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, reference, index. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
This book is designed for upper-division undergraduate and graduate level archaeology students taking courses in ancient technologies, archaeological craft production, material culture, the history of technology, archaeometry, and field methods. This text can also serve as a general introduction and a reference for archaeologists, material culture specialists in socio-cultural disciplines, and engineers/scientists interested in the backgrounds and histories of their disciplines. The study of ancient technologies, that is, the ways in which objects and materials were made and used can reveal insights into economic, social, political, and ritual realms of the past. This book summarizes the current state of ancient ... Read more
This book is designed for upper-division undergraduate and graduate level archaeology students taking courses in ancient technologies, archaeological craft production, material culture, the history of technology, archaeometry, and field methods. This text can also serve as a general introduction and a reference for archaeologists, material culture specialists in socio-cultural disciplines, and engineers/scientists interested in the backgrounds and histories of their disciplines. The study of ancient technologies, that is, the ways in which objects and materials were made and used can reveal insights into economic, social, political, and ritual realms of the past. This book summarizes the current state of ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781598744743
SKU
V9781598744743
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99-20
About Heather Margaret-Louise Miller
Healther M.-L. Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her academic interests include the social and political structure of state-level societies, particularly in South Asia, as well as the archaeological study of technology and material culture.
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