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Archaeology and Apprenticeship: Body Knowledge, Identity, and Communities of Practice
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Wendrich, Willeke. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Archaeologists study a wide array of material remains to propose conclusions about non-material aspects of culture. The intricacies of these findings have increased over recent decades, but only limited attention has been paid to what the archaeological record can tell us about the transfer of cultural knowledge through apprenticeship. Apprenticeship is broadly defined as the transmission of culture through a formal or informal teacher-pupil relationship. This collection invites a wide discussion, citing case studies from all over the world and yet focuses the scholarship into a concise set of contributions. The chapters in this volume demonstrate how archaeology can benefit ... Read more
Archaeologists study a wide array of material remains to propose conclusions about non-material aspects of culture. The intricacies of these findings have increased over recent decades, but only limited attention has been paid to what the archaeological record can tell us about the transfer of cultural knowledge through apprenticeship. Apprenticeship is broadly defined as the transmission of culture through a formal or informal teacher-pupil relationship. This collection invites a wide discussion, citing case studies from all over the world and yet focuses the scholarship into a concise set of contributions. The chapters in this volume demonstrate how archaeology can benefit ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816507672
SKU
V9780816507672
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Willeke Wendrich is a professor of Egyptian archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the editor of Egyptian Archaeology and the online resource UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.
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