Archaeology and Language II
Title | Archaeology and Language II PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Blench |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134828691 |
Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in the literature. This three-part survey is the first study to address this. Archaeology and Language II examines in some detail how archaeological data can be interpreted through linguistic hypotheses. This collection demonstrates the possibility that, where archaeological sequences are reasonably well-known, they might be tied into evidence of language diversification and thus produce absolute chronologies. Where there is evidence for migrations and expansions these can be explored through both disciplines to produce a richer interpretation of prehistory. An important part of this is the origin and spread of food production which can be modelled through the spread of both plants and words for them. Archaeology and Language II will be of interest to researchers in linguistics, archaeologists and anthropologists.
Archaeology and Language: Correlating archaeological and linguistic hypotheses
Title | Archaeology and Language: Correlating archaeological and linguistic hypotheses PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Blench |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780415117616 |
Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in the literature. This three-part survey is the first study to address this. Archaeology and Language II examines in some detail how archaeological data can be interpreted through linguistic hypotheses. This collection demonstrates the possibility that, where archaeological sequences are reasonably well-known, they might be tied into evidence of language diversification and thus produce absolute chronologies. Where there is evidence for migrations and expansions these can be explored through both disciplines to produce a richer interpretation of prehistory. An important part of this is the origin and spread of food production which can be modelled through the spread of both plants and words for them. Archaeology and Language II will be of interest to researchers in linguistics, archaeologists and anthropologists.
The Archaeology of Knowledge
Title | The Archaeology of Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Michel Foucault |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 2012-07-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0307819256 |
Madness, sexuality, power, knowledge—are these facts of life or simply parts of speech? In a series of works of astonishing brilliance, historian Michel Foucault excavated the hidden assumptions that govern the way we live and the way we think. The Archaeology of Knowledge begins at the level of "things aid" and moves quickly to illuminate the connections between knowledge, language, and action in a style at once profound and personal. A summing up of Foucault's own methadological assumptions, this book is also a first step toward a genealogy of the way we live now. Challenging, at times infuriating, it is an absolutey indispensable guide to one of the most innovative thinkers of our time.
Archaeology, Language, and the African Past
Title | Archaeology, Language, and the African Past PDF eBook |
Author | R. Blench |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780759104662 |
Scholarly work that attempts to match linguistic and archaeological evidence in precolonial Africa
Chronometric Dating in Archaeology
Title | Chronometric Dating in Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | R.E. Taylor |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2013-06-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1475796943 |
Since World War II, there has been tremendous success in the development of new methods for dating artifacts; the so-called `radiocarbon revolution' was only the first such discovery. The increasing accuracy of the various new techniques has brought about major changes in archaeological research strategies. This important new text compiles the work of some of today's most innovative archaeologists who summarize progress in their respective techniques over the last 30 years - with an emphasis on developments of the last five - and the status of current research.
From Space to Place
Title | From Space to Place PDF eBook |
Author | Stefano Campana |
Publisher | British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This conference at Rome in December 2006, promoted the use of integrated methodologies in remote sensing archaeology so as to help in the creation of new and sustainable policies in the monitoring, interpretation, fruition and communication of the cultural heritage. Including 67 papers from 10 sessions.
The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics
Title | The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics PDF eBook |
Author | Claire Bowern |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1072 |
Release | 2015-03-24 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1317743237 |
The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a survey of the field covering the methods which underpin current work; models of language change; and the importance of historical linguistics for other subfields of linguistics and other disciplines. Divided into five sections, the volume encompass a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: historical perspectives methods and models language change interfaces regional summaries Each of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides: a introduction to the subject; an analysis of the relationship between the diachronic and synchronic study of the topic; an overview of the main current and critical trends; and examples from primary data. The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area. Chapter 28 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315794013.ch28