Rethinking Comparison in Archaeology
Author： Ana Vale Joana Alves-Ferreira Irene Garcia Rovira
Publisher： Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: 9781443878975
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781443872850
Subject： K85 Archaeology
Keyword： 文物考古
Language： ENG
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Description
Although comparative exercises are used or applied both explicitly and implicitly in a large number of archaeological publications, they are often uncritically taken for granted. As such, the authors of this book reflect on comparison as a core theme in archaeology from different perspectives, and different theoretical and practical backgrounds. The contributors come from different universities and research contexts, and approach themes and objects from Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages, presenting case studies from Western Europe, the Near East and Latin America. The chapters here also relate archaeology with other disciplines, like art studies, photography, cinema, computer sciences and anthropology, and will be of interest to a wide range of readers, not only archaeologists and those interested in the area of social sciences, but for all those interested in how we construct the past today.
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