Allison Burkette

Language and Classification

Meaning-Making in the Classification and Categorization of Ceramics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the different ways in which classification is communicated and negotiated in different environments within archaeology. The book looks at the archaeological classification of ceramics as a lens through which to examine the discursive and social practices inherent in the classification and categorization process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780367593131
• ISBN-10: 0367593130
• Artikelnr.: 60042854

Autorenporträt

Allison Burkette is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Mississippi. Her previous publications include Language and Material Culture (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Negotiating Classification 2. Ceramics Classification 3.
Teaching Classification: Classroom Typology 4. Classification in the Field:
Historical Archaeology 5. Classification Down the Scope: Thin-Section
Petrography 6. Classification Via Reactor: Instrumental Neutron Activation
Analysis 7. Classification as Personal Interpretation 8. Conclusion