Archaeology and Language II: Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses Contributor(s): Blench, Roger (Editor), Spriggs, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415117615 ISBN-13: 9780415117616 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: This volume of the "Archaeology and Language" trilogy examines how archaeological data can be interpreted through linguistic hypotheses. The collection demonstrates the possibility that, where archaeological sequences are reasonably well-known, evidence of language diversification may be extrapolated to draw an absolute chronology. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 417.7 |
LCCN: 96044969 |
Series: One World Archaeology (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.42" W x 9.22" (1.59 lbs) 452 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. |