An archaeology of materials :substantial transformations in early prehistoric Europe
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New York :
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Routledge,
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2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 158 p. :ill., table ;24 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-152) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : Making materials matter -- Forming materials -- Animal materials -- The mutability of stone -- Material worlds -- Conclusion : Substantial transformations.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This title develops a systematic approach to materials at a time when there has been a call for a greater focus on materials in material culture studies. It establishes a new perspective on the meaning and significance of materials, particularly those involved in mundane, daily usage.