Archaeological Typology and Practical Reality A Dialectical Approach to Artifact Classification and Sorting
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- The archaeologist's preface
- The philosopher's preface
- PART I Introductory
- PART II The nature of types and typologies
- PART III Typology in action: the Medieval Nubian Pottery Typology
- PART IV Pragmatics of archaeological typology
- PART V Classification, explanation, and theory
- Appendices
- References
- Index
PART I - Introductory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- The archaeologist's preface
- The philosopher's preface
- PART I Introductory
- PART II The nature of types and typologies
- PART III Typology in action: the Medieval Nubian Pottery Typology
- PART IV Pragmatics of archaeological typology
- PART V Classification, explanation, and theory
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
The fundamental problem of each science is the establishment of the identity of its phenomena. That the problem still awaits its solution, and that the science of culture still lacks real criteria of identification … will hardly be disputed by anyone acquainted with the controversies of anthropology.
Bronislaw Malinowski (1960: 69–70)- Type
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- Archaeological Typology and Practical RealityA Dialectical Approach to Artifact Classification and Sorting, pp. 1 - 2Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991