Archaeology, History and Science

Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-04-15
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieUCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
Antal sidor218
FörlagLeft Coast Press Inc
ISBN9781598743401

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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;

"...Such a critical review of each avenue of information makes this book unique and an important contribution to the field of archaeological science. Summing up: Recommended."... --L.D. Frame, CHOICE "...In the past few decades, recent trends in archaeology have included renewed emphases on interdisciplinary research. The rapid and continued growth of archaeological science (or archaeometry) also has provided numerous new avenues for interdisciplinary collaboration. One of the common issues discussed within most papers were challenges associated with integrating the three main forms of data utilized in this book, especially historic written sources. The editors and authors do a nice job of presenting successful cases of integration of these types of data. This book would make an excellent introductory text for middle- and upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and a useful resource for researchers."... --Thomas R. Fenn, Journal of Anthropological Research