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An archaeology of materials : substantial transformations in early prehistoric Europe / Chantal Conneller.

By: Conneller, Chantal
Series: Routledge studies in archaeology ; 1Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2011.Description: ix, 158 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415881302; 0415881307; 9780203833728 (ebook); 0203833724 (ebook)Subject(s): Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe | Materials -- Europe -- History | Materials -- Analysis | Antiquities -- Analysis | Material culture -- Europe -- History | Social change -- Europe -- History | Social archaeology -- Europe | Europe -- Antiquities
Contents:
Introduction : Making materials matter -- Forming materials -- Animal materials -- The mutability of stone -- Material worlds -- Conclusion : Substantial transformations.
Summary: 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.
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Book Book British Museum Britain Europe and Prehistory Shelves PR 4.5 C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 10020149
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"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliography: p. [133]-152 and index.

Introduction : Making materials matter -- Forming materials -- Animal materials -- The mutability of stone -- Material worlds -- Conclusion : Substantial transformations.

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.