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The Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
. Ed(S): Biagetti, Stefano; Lugli, Francesca; Stoppiello, Alessandra Assunta
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Hardback. The Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research Editor(s): Biagetti, Stefano; Lugli, Francesca; Stoppiello, Alessandra Assunta. Num Pages: 343 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, 58 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 50 colo. BIC Classification: GPS; HDW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
This volume focuses on the intangible elements of human cultures, whose relevance in the study of archaeology has often been claimed but rarely practiced. In this book, the authors successfully show how the adoption of ethnoarchaeological perspectives on non-material aspects of cultures can support the development of methodologies aimed at refining the archaeological interpretation of ancient items, technologies, rituals, settlements and even landscape.
The volume includes a series of new approaches that can foster the dialogue between archaeology and anthropology in the domain of the intangible knowledge of rural and urban communities. The role of ethnoarchaeology in the study of ... Read more
This volume focuses on the intangible elements of human cultures, whose relevance in the study of archaeology has often been claimed but rarely practiced. In this book, the authors successfully show how the adoption of ethnoarchaeological perspectives on non-material aspects of cultures can support the development of methodologies aimed at refining the archaeological interpretation of ancient items, technologies, rituals, settlements and even landscape.
The volume includes a series of new approaches that can foster the dialogue between archaeology and anthropology in the domain of the intangible knowledge of rural and urban communities. The role of ethnoarchaeology in the study of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319231525
SKU
V9783319231525
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About . Ed(S): Biagetti, Stefano; Lugli, Francesca; Stoppiello, Alessandra Assunta
Stefano Biagetti (Ph.D. University College London) is a consulting ethnoarchaeologist who has been involved in Saharan studies since 2002. He has been research fellow at the ‘Sapienza’University of Rome (until Dec. 2012), studying the development of pastoralism in the Sahara, from prehistory to current societies. He carried out ethnoarchaeological investigations among Tuareg from SW Libya. His ethnoarchaeological research is focused ... Read more
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