Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture: Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives: 64 (UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications) - Hardcover

 
9781611328875: Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture: Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives: 64 (UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications)
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ISBN 10: 161132887X ISBN 13: 9781611328875
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This innovative volume challenges contemporary views on material culture by exploring the relationship between wrapping materials and practices and the objects, bodies, and places that define them. Using examples as diverse as baby swaddling, Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, lace underwear, textile clothing, and contemporary African silk, the dozen archaeologist and anthropologist contributors show how acts of wrapping and unwrapping are embedded in beliefs and thoughts of a particular time and place. Employing methods of artifact analysis, microscopy, and participant observation, the contributors provide a new lens on material culture and its relationship to cultural meaning.

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Susanna Harris, Laurence Douny

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
161132887X
ISBN 13 
9781611328875
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
245
Editor
Harris Susanna, Douny Laurence

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