158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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Artifacts are hybrids, both natural and cultural. They are also an essential component in the process of human evolution. In recent years, a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science, sociology, art history, and anthropology, have all grappled with the nature of artifacts, leading to the emergence of a renewed interdisciplinary focus on material culture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: defining artifacts
Chapter 1: It is all in the mind
Chapter 2: Artifacts and the Body
Chapter 3: making space for the invisible
Chapter 4: Wrapping the surface, rethinking art
Chapter 5: The autonomy of objects
Epilogue: Towards an ecology with objects
Index
Biography
Michael Chazan is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He co-directs the Wonderwerk Cave Research Project with fieldwork at Wonderwerk Cave and the sites of the Kathu Complex, both located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
