An archaeology of materials
Subtitle: substantial transformations in early prehistoric Europe
By: Chantal Conneller
Series: Routledge studies in archaeology -- 1; Routledge studies in archaeology -- 1.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780415881302; 9780203833728
Subjects: Material culture; Antiquities; Analysis; Social archaeology; Materials; Social change; Prehistoric Antiquities; History
Description: This title develops a systematic approach to materials at a time when there has been a call for a greater focus on materials in material culture studies. It establishes a new perspective on the meaning and significance of materials, particularly those involved in mundane, daily usage.
Notes: "Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-152) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Making materials matter; title: Forming materials; title: Animal materials; title: The mutability of stone; title: Material worlds; title: Conclusion : Substantial transformations.