288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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An invaluable field textbook, Objects examines detailed case studies to provide a brilliantly clear and comprehensible guide to the different methods and approaches (cultural, forensic, and technical) which can and have been used to study ancient artefacts.
From the Bayeux Tapestry to small medieval brass pins, medieval wooden doors to Saxon jewellery, Chris Caple’s integral text deals... Read more
1. Investigating Objects: Theories and Approaches 2. Objects as Social Indicators (Form, Decoration and Depiction) 3. Objects as Products (Manufacture) 4. Objects and Materials as Trade Goods (Provenance) 5. Objects as Functional Implements 6. Objects as Record (Information and Education)
Biography
Chris Caple is Senior Lecturer in archaeological science and conservation at the University of Durham and author of Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method and Decision Making.
'Chris Caple's contribution ... bridges neatly the gap between theoretical thinking and technology ... I would certainly recommend this book; not only to students but to anyone interested in how rich object biographies are constructed.' - Antiquity
