| Memory and Material Culture Contributor(s): Jones, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 052154551X ISBN-13: 9780521545518 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: In this book, Andrew Jones argues that the material world offers a vital framework for the formation of collective memory. He uses the topic of memory to critique the treatment of artifacts as symbols by interpretative archaeologists and artifacts as units of information (or memes) by behavioral archaeologists, instead arguing for a treatment of artifacts as forms of mnemonic trace that have an impact on the senses. Using detailed case studies from prehistoric Europe, he further argues that archaeologists can study the relationship between mnemonic traces in the form of networks of reference in artefactual and architectural forms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 936 |
| LCCN: 2007006469 |
| Series: Topics in Contemporary Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.39" W x 8.94" (0.82 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Andrew: - Andrew Jones is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Southampton. He is the author of Archaeological Theory and Scientific Practice and editor of Coloring the Past. |