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Informationen zum Autor Martinon-Torres, Marcos; Rehren, Thilo Klappentext Using a combination of historical! archaeological! and scientific data is not an uncommon research practice. Rarely found! however! is a more overt critical consideration of how these sources of information relate to each other! or explicit attempts at developing successful strategies for interdisciplinary work. The authors in this volume provide such critical perspectives! examining materials from a wide range of cultures and time periods to demonstrate the added value of combining in their research seemingly incompatible or even contradictory sources. Case studies include explorations of the symbolism of flint knives in ancient Egypt! the meaning of cuneiform glass texts! medieval metallurgical traditions! and urban archaeology at industrial sites. This volume is noteworthy! as it offers novel contributions to specific topics! as well as fundamental reflections on the problems and potentials of the interdisciplinary study of the human past. Zusammenfassung Rarely do archaeological studies provide critical consideration of how historical, archaeological, and scientific data relate to each other, or explicit attempts at demonstrating successful strategies for these kinds of interdisciplinary research. The authors in this volume provide such a critical consideration, examining a wide range of cultures, time periods, and materials. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Why Should Archaeologists Take History and Science Seriously?, MarcosMartinón-Torres; Chapter 2 Licking Knives and Stone Snakes: The Ideology of Flint Knives in Ancient Egypt, CarolynGraves-Brown; Chapter 3 Cuneiform Glass Texts: A Question of Meaning, Andrew J.Shortland; Chapter 4 Pliny on Roman Glassmaking, Ian C.Freestone; Chapter 5 Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis as a Production Centre, Sally-AnnAshton; Chapter 6, Caroline M.Jackson, James W.Smedley; Chapter 7 Medieval Precious Metal Refining: Archaeology and Contemporary Texts Compared, JustineBayley; Chapter 8 Lustre Recipes for Hispano-Moresque Ceramic Decoration in Muel (Aragón, Spain), or ‘How Much a Little Copper Weighs’, JosefinaPérez-Arantegui, CarlosPardos; Chapter 9 Naturam ars imitata: European Brassmaking between Craft and Science, ThiloRehren, MarcosMartinón-Torres; Chapter 10 Archives and Urban Archaeology: The Fairbank Surveyors’ Papers and Work on Brownfield Sites in Sheffield, AnnaBadcock, DavidCrossley;...
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Rarely do archaeological studies provide critical consideration of how historical, archaeological, and scientific data relate to each other, or explicit attempts at demonstrating successful strategies for these kinds of interdisciplinary research. The authors in this volume provide such a critical consideration, examining a wide range of cultures, time periods, and materials.
