The Language of Artifacts: Changing Discourses in Archaeology

by Allison Burkette

This work applies the concept of cha ne op ratoire to the discourses that surround artifacts by examining the history, evaluation, and interpretation of specific archaeological objects. The cha ne approach to archaeological artifacts entails discussion of the entire 'life cycle' of an artifact from production to use and discard and will be applied here to the discourses that surround specific artifacts as they move through different contexts, time-periods,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150151718X
• ISBN13: 9781501517181
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 200 Pages