1st Edition
Language and Classification Meaning-Making in the Classification and Categorization of Ceramics
By Allison Burkette
Copyright 2018
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
39 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
39 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume adopts a practice-based approach to examine the different ways in which classification is communicated and negotiated in different environments within archaeology. The book looks specifically at the archaeological classification of ceramics as a lens through which to examine the discursive and social practices inherent in the classification and categorization process, with... Read more
1. Introduction: Negotiating Classification 2. Ceramics Classification 3. Teaching Classification: Classroom Typology 4. Classification in the Field: Historical Archaeology 5. Classification Down the Scope: Thin-Section Petrography 6. Classification Via Reactor: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis 7. Classification as Personal Interpretation 8. Conclusion
Biography
Allison Burkette is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Mississippi. Her previous publications include Language and Material Culture (2015).
