Problems in Neolithic Archaeology

Klappentext Problems in Neolithic Archaeology is a notable contribution to the debate about how we can write prehistory. Zusammenfassung Problems in Neolithic Archaeology is a notable contribution to the debate about how we can write prehistory. Drawing on both processual and post-processual approaches! it reaffirms the central role of theory and interpretation while accepting as permanent the uncertainty which makes the testing of archaeological hypotheses difficult or even impossible. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The inference of limits; 2. Fighting the clock; 3. Putting down roots: taking stock; 4. Living in the material world; 5. Burial: the changing role of the dead; 6. Backward and forward rotes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alasdair Whittle, Whittle Alasdair
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521103893
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10389-3
• Dimensioni: 190 mm x 245 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Print On Demand; New Studies in Archaeology; Print on demand; New Studies in Archaeology
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology