{"product_id":"archaeological-typology-and-practical-reality-a-dialectical-approach-to-artifact-classification-and-sorting-paperback-9780521048675","title":"Archaeological Typology and Practical Reality; A Dialectical Approach to Artifact Classification and Sorting (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521048675","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArchaeological Typology and Practical Reality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Dialectical Approach to Artifact Classification and Sorting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of the various ways in which field archaeologists set about making and using classifications to meet a variety of practical needs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Y. Adams (Author), Ernest W. Adams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521048675, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e452 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  10 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.7 cm, 0.687 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an excellent book … Because it contains an excellent overview of past archaeological classifactory approaches and critiques of typology as well as a clear discussion of what typology is, this book should be required reading for all graduate students.' Antiquity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eClassifications are central to archaeology. Yet the theoretical literature on the subject, both in archaeology and the philosophy of science, bears very little relationship to what actually occurs in practice. This problem has long interested William Adams, a field archaeologist, and Ernest Adams, a philosopher of science, who describe their book as an ethnography of archaeological classification. It is a study of the various ways in which field archaeologists set about making and using classifications to meet a variety of practical needs. The authors first discuss how humans form concepts. They then describe and analyse in detail a specific example of an archaeological classification, and go on to consider what theoretical generalizations can be derived from the study of actual in-use classifications. Throughout the book, they stress the importance of having a clearly defined purpose and practical procedures when developing and applying classifications.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e The archaeologist's preface\u003cbr\u003e The philosopher's preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introductory: 1. Beginning points\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introductory theses\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Nature of Types and Typologies: 3. Dimensions and elements of 'typehood'\u003cbr\u003e 4. Perceptual and conceptual foundations\u003cbr\u003e 5. The dialectics of type formulation\u003cbr\u003e 6. The nature of types\u003cbr\u003e 7. The structure of typologies\u003cbr\u003e 8. A synthetic definition of typology and type\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Typology in Action: The Medieval Nubian Pottery Typology: 9. Origin and development of the Nubian typology\u003cbr\u003e 10. Basic features of the Nubian typology\u003cbr\u003e 11. The uses of the Nubian Typology\u003cbr\u003e 12. Philosophical implications\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Pragmatics of Archaeological Typology: 13. The starting point: purpose\u003cbr\u003e 14. The determinants of types: variables and attributes\u003cbr\u003e 15. The making of types: formulation, designation and description\u003cbr\u003e 16. The uses of type: typing and sorting\u003cbr\u003e 17. The ordering of types: taxonomy and seriation\u003cbr\u003e 18. Variation and variability in archaeological classifications\u003cbr\u003e 19. The bottom line: practicality\u003cbr\u003e 20. Principles of practical typology\u003cbr\u003e 21. Information-theoretic formulations\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Classification, Explanation and Theory: 22. The Typological Debate\u003cbr\u003e 23. Issues and non-issues in the Typological Debate\u003cbr\u003e 24. Conceptual problems\u003cbr\u003e 25. The use and abuse of theory\u003cbr\u003e 26. Paradigms and progress\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeological theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeological theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeological%20theory%20%5BHDA%5D%22\"\u003eHDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001746608408,"sku":"9780521048675","price":47.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521048675i_b31a76a4-ded4-4c66-b5d9-80f28dc5f62c.jpg?v=1694968702","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/archaeological-typology-and-practical-reality-a-dialectical-approach-to-artifact-classification-and-sorting-paperback-9780521048675","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}