An Archaeology of Materials: Substantial Transformations in Early Prehistoric Europe

ISBN-13: 9781138801219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 168 str.

Chantal Conneller;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

This title develops a systematic approach to materials at a time when there has been a call for a greater focus on materials in material culture studies. It establishes a new perspective on the meaning and significance of materials, particularly those involved in mundane, daily usage.

Spis treści

Introduction. Making Materials Matter  1. Forming Materials  2. Animal Materials  3. The Materiality of Stone  4. Materials Worlds  Conclusion. Substantial Transformations

O autorze

Chantal Conneller is a lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on the European Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic; she has also worked extensively as a lithic specialist. She is the editor with Graeme Warren of Mesolithic Britain and Ireland. New Approaches.