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Forms of Dwelling: 20 years of Taskscapes in archaeology
Ulla Rajala
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Description for Forms of Dwelling: 20 years of Taskscapes in archaeology
Paperback. Important new collection of theoretical and case study papers assessing the continued importance and value of the taskscapes approach in archaeological research 20 years after its conception. Editor(s): Mills, Philip. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 285 x 15. Weight in Grams: 694.
The concept of a socially constructed space of human activity in areas of everyday actions, as initially proposed in the field of anthropology by Tim Ingold, has actually been much more applied in archaeology. In this wide-ranging collection of 13 papers, including a re-assessment by Ingold himself, contributors show why it has been so influential, with papers ranging from the study of Mesolithic to historic and contemporary archaeology, revisiting different research themes, such as Ingold's own Lapland study, and the development of landscape archaeology. A series of case studies demonstrates the value and strength of the taskscape concept ... Read more
The concept of a socially constructed space of human activity in areas of everyday actions, as initially proposed in the field of anthropology by Tim Ingold, has actually been much more applied in archaeology. In this wide-ranging collection of 13 papers, including a re-assessment by Ingold himself, contributors show why it has been so influential, with papers ranging from the study of Mesolithic to historic and contemporary archaeology, revisiting different research themes, such as Ingold's own Lapland study, and the development of landscape archaeology. A series of case studies demonstrates the value and strength of the taskscape concept ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785703775
SKU
V9781785703775
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About Ulla Rajala
Ulla Rajala is currently a researcher at Stockholm University. She was the field director of the Nepi survey in central Italy in 1999 and 2000 and ran the Cisterna Grande excavations at Crustumerium , outs of Rome in 2004-2008. She is currently the co-ordinator of the Stockholm Volterra Project . She developed the ceramiscene framework on the basis of `taskscapes ... Read more
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