Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest

Marit K. Munson explores ancient artwork with standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. Munson demonstrates how archaeological methods, combined with theoretical insights open up new avenues for understanding of past peoples.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Art and Other Practicalities
Chapter 2. The Problem of Art in Archaeology
Chapter 3. Artists
Chapter 4. Audiences
Chapter 5. Images
Chapter 6. Aesthetics
Chapter 7. The Future of Art in Archaeology

About the author

Marit K. Munson is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Trent University and director of the Trent University Archaeological Research Centre, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

Marit K. Munson explores ancient artwork with standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such as art history and psychology. She demonstrates how archaeological methods, combined with theoretical insights from other disciplines, open up new avenues for understanding of past peoples.

Product details

• Authors: Marit K Munson, Marit K. Munson, Munson Marit K.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781498576321
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7632-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Issues in Southwest Archaeology; Issues in Southwest Archaeolog; Issues in Southwest Archaeolog; Issues in Southwest Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Art of indigenous peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Indigenous Peoples, History of Art, Archaeology by period / region, Relating to Native American people, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Western & Pacific Coast states, US South: West South Central States