Time and Archaeology

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-11762-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: One World Archaeology

The concept of time is salient to all human affairs and can be understood in a variety of different ways. This pioneering collection is the first comprehensive survey of time and archaeology. It includes chapters from a broad, international range of contributors, which combine theoretical and empirical material. They illustrate and explore the diversity of archaeological approaches to time.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murray, Tim

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Zeiterfassung, Chronologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction 1 A return to the ‘Pompeii premise’ 2 Indian and other concepts of time: a holistic framework 3 Puranic time and the archaeological record 4 German Romantic chronology and its impact on the interpretation of prehistory 5 Keeping industrial time 6 Developing an Indian stone age chronology 7 Appraising the urban future: an archaeological time Perspective 8 The Hochdorf ‘princely’ grave and the question of the nature of archaeological funerary assemblages 9 The times of history: archaeology, narrative and non-linear causality

Über Autor(innen)

Tim Murray is Professor of Archaeology at LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.