Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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... interpret and to create an object which represents a technical break- through , or which leads to it : for example , a way to reduce the point of fusion , to preserve perishable meat , to exploit the explosive force of powder . At other ...
... interpret and to create an object which represents a technical break- through , or which leads to it : for example , a way to reduce the point of fusion , to preserve perishable meat , to exploit the explosive force of powder . At other ...
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... interpreting a past . Language , as we all know , plays a basic role in communication . It is taken for granted that ... interpret , for exam- ple , the Iron Age in Britain without knowledge of the language in which the data is published ...
... interpreting a past . Language , as we all know , plays a basic role in communication . It is taken for granted that ... interpret , for exam- ple , the Iron Age in Britain without knowledge of the language in which the data is published ...
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... . Most prominent among these is that lithic analysts need not be content with identifying a sequence but can actually understand and even try to interpret and explain techno- logical systems . Given this new focus , is it 180.
... . Most prominent among these is that lithic analysts need not be content with identifying a sequence but can actually understand and even try to interpret and explain techno- logical systems . Given this new focus , is it 180.
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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