| Experiments with Past Materialities Contributor(s): Gheorghiu, Dragos (Editor), Children, George (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1407308793 ISBN-13: 9781407308791 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.102 |
| LCCN: 2011507735 |
| Series: BAR International |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (1.14 lbs) 137 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 15 papers which present practical case studies in experimental archaeology, as well as more theoretical work. Topics include flour production in Gravettian Italy, macro-wear analysis of lithic projectiles, Neolithic ceramic production from Calabrian evidence, late medieval storage vessels, the Iron-Age coastal salt industry, ancient copper smelting, charcoal burning and iron smelting, Roman dying, Neolithic house building, light and dark and prehistoric monuments, ritual, and public and educational aspects to experimental archaeology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gheorghiu, Dragos: - Dragoş Gheorghiu is a cultural anthropologist and an experimental archaeologist, currently teaching at the Doctoral School of the National University of Arts in Bucharest. His approach to the European Chalcolithic uses semiotics and rhetoric to interpret the material culture and the landscapes of the past. Another main research area is the rituality of prehistoric technologies and places. |