Archaeometry and materiality: Materials-based analysis in theory and practice

Archaeometry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-338

  Jones, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological science; Colour symbolism; Embedded technologies; Linguistic metaphors; Materiality; Performance characteristics; Post processualism; Theoretical archaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; THEORY;

EID: 5044235928     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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