Dictionary of artifacts / / Barbara Ann Kipfer

• Record Nr.: UNISA996201965303316
• Autore: Kipfer Barbara Ann
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-06909-4; 9786611069094; 0-470-79958-7; 0-470-69090-9; 0-470-76619-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 pages)
• Disciplina: 930.103
• Soggetti: Antiquities; Archaeology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Entries
• Sommario/riassunto: Containing close to 3,000 words and definitions, Dictionary of Artifacts is an indispensable reference for anyone working within the field of archaeology. Entries detail artifact's classification and typology; raw materials; methods and techniques of creation; principles and techniques of examination and identification; and instructions for the care and preservation of specimens. Along with a headword and definition, pronunciations, synonyms, cross-references, and the category/categories also accompany each entry Drawings, photographs, and extensive annno