Material Culture and Text The Art of Ambiguity

Originally published in 1991, this book tackles the basic problem of the relationship between text and artefact in an analysis of prehistoric art. Focusing on a collection of rock carvings from northern Sweden, it fuses theory and the practice of interpretation to create a fresh framework for understanding the relationship between past and present.

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Tilley, Christopher

Riassunto

Originally published in 1991, this book tackles the basic problem of the relationship between text and artefact in an analysis of prehistoric art. Focusing on a collection of rock carvings from northern Sweden, it fuses theory and the practice of interpretation to create a fresh framework for understanding the relationship between past and present.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tilley Christopher, Christopher Tilley
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 24.10.2014
• Categoria: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781138815162
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81516-2
• Numero di pagine: 206
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
• Categorie: Anthropology, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Reference works, Society and culture: general, Archaeological Theory