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 III - Typology in action: the Medieval Nubian Pottery Typology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2009
- 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
Scientific procedures are not gadgets preconceived and thrust into reality in the hope of a catch. They evolve and are applied spontaneously as problems arise in the mind of the thinker.
Robert H. Lowie (1937: 280)- Type
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- Archaeological Typology and Practical RealityA Dialectical Approach to Artifact Classification and Sorting, pp. 97 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991