| Archaeology and Language III: Artefacts, Languages and Texts Contributor(s): Blench, Roger (Editor), Spriggs, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415100542 ISBN-13: 9780415100540 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: "Archaeology and Language III" is the third volume of a groundbreaking survey of the new results emerging from the synthesis of linguistics and archaeology. This installment interprets results from archaeological data in terms of language distribution and change, providing tools for a radical rewriting of the conventional dicourse of prehistory and a rich new narrative of the past. It will be of interest to archaeologists, linguists and anthropologists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative |
| Dewey: 417.7 |
| LCCN: 96044969 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Series: One World Archaeology (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.92" W x 8.9" (1.22 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archaeology and Language III interprets results from archaeological data in terms of language distribution and change, providing the tools for a radical rewriting of the conventional discourse of prehistory. Individual chapters present case studies of artefacts and fragmentary textual materials, concerned with the reconstruction of houses, maritime technology, pottery and grave goods. |