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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783804503321

Titolo

Time and archaeology / / edited by Tim Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-82862-4

1-134-82863-2

1-280-18661-5

0-203-28787-8

0-203-20301-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

One world archaeology ; ; 37

Altri autori (Persone)

MurrayTim <1955->

Disciplina

930.1

930.101

Soggetti

Archaeology - Philosophy

Archaeology - Methodology

Time

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction; A return to the 'Pompeii premise'; Indian and other concepts of time: a holistic framework; Puranic time and the archaeological record; German Romantic chronology and its impact on the interpretation of prehistory; Keeping industrial time; Developing an Indian stone age chronology; Appraising the urban future: an archaeological time perspective; The Hochdorf 'princely' grave and the question of the nature of archaeological funerary assemblages

The times of history: archaeology, narrative and non-linear causalityIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The concept of time is salient to all human affairs and can be understood in a variety of different ways. This pioneering collection is the first comprehensive survey of time and archaeology. It includes chapters from a broad, international range of contributors, which combine theoretical and empirical material. They illustrate and explore the diversity of archaeological approaches to time.