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The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies
Iain (Ed) Morley
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Description for The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies
paperback. Explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies and the implications of these discoveries. Editor(s): Morley, Iain; Renfrew, Lord Colin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 130 b/w illus. 17 maps 19 tables. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 794.
The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science, technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways, in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between the human form, human action, and the world. The Archaeology of Measurement explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in ... Read more
The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science, technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways, in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between the human form, human action, and the world. The Archaeology of Measurement explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521135887
SKU
V9780521135887
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About Iain (Ed) Morley
Iain Morley is a Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and Research Fellow of Darwin College at Cambridge University. A scholar of Palaeolithic archaeology and the evolution of human cognition, he is also co-editor, with Colin Renfrew, of Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture and Image and Imagination: A Global Prehistory of Figurative Representation. Colin ... Read more
Reviews for The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies
"In summary, scholars and students of archaeology alike will welcome the comprehensive and balanced approach to such an ambitious topic of measurement."
Kiara Beaulieu, Journal Canadien D'Archeologie 36
Kiara Beaulieu, Journal Canadien D'Archeologie 36