Title: Archaeological artefacts as material culture /
Authors: Hurcombe, L. M.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Material culture History.; Antiquities Collection and preservation; Social archaeology.; Ethnoarchaeology.
Abstract: This is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. It draws on a range of different cultures and is extensively illustrated.
Contents: pt. I, Desconstruction and analysis. Introduction ; Artefacts from the ground ; Learning from contexts ; Making sense of artefacts ; Changing perspectives -- pt. II, Materials and materiality. Materiality ; Organic materials and artefacts ; Stone materials and artefacts ; Clay (and glass) materials and artefacts ; Metal materials and artefacts ; Artefacts as material culture : past, present, and future.