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  3. The Archaeology of Measurement
  • Cited by 22
  • Edited by Iain Morley, The MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Colin Renfrew, The MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
2010
Online ISBN:
9780511760822
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760822
Subjects:
History of Science and Technology, Archaeology: General Interest, History, Archaeology
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Book description

The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science, technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways, in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between the human form, human action, and the world. The Archaeology of Measurement explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies, as well as the implications of these discoveries for an understanding of their worlds and beliefs. Featuring contributions from a cast of internationally renowned scholars, it analyses the relationships between measurement, economy, architecture, symbolism, time, cosmology, ritual, and religion among prehistoric and early historic societies.

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"In summary, scholars and students of archaeology alike will welcome the comprehensive and balanced approach to such an ambitious topic of measurement."
--Kiara Beaulieu, Journal Canadien D'Archeologie 36

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