Memory and Material Culture

by Andrew Jones

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052154551X
• ISBN13: 9780521545518
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.9"