Prehistoric Materialities

Prehistoric Materialities
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9780199556427
ISBN-13 : 0199556423
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Book Synopsis Prehistoric Materialities by : Andrew Meirion Jones

Download or read book Prehistoric Materialities written by Andrew Meirion Jones and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the analysis of materials, from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods of Britain and Ireland, in the study of prehistoric artefacts. Challenging the assumption that materials are inert and shaped by past societies, it argues that it is rather the materials which shaped the societies.


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