Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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Page 10
... technical and ritual types or aspects of behaviour . Technical behaviour is defined in purely pragmatic , means - ends terms , and " produces observable results in a strictly mechanical way " . Ritual behaviour , by contrast , is ...
... technical and ritual types or aspects of behaviour . Technical behaviour is defined in purely pragmatic , means - ends terms , and " produces observable results in a strictly mechanical way " . Ritual behaviour , by contrast , is ...
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... technical objects and , evidently , of their technical practices2 . In a given society , such as the Baruya - Anga of Papua New Guinea , garden fences have as ' meaning ' the separation of semi - feral pigs from the lush plantations to ...
... technical objects and , evidently , of their technical practices2 . In a given society , such as the Baruya - Anga of Papua New Guinea , garden fences have as ' meaning ' the separation of semi - feral pigs from the lush plantations to ...
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... technical systems and social systems is of great complexity indeed - the more so if it is acknowledged that technical phe- nomena are essentially social . Such extreme complexity makes the identification of regulari- ties2 between technical ...
... technical systems and social systems is of great complexity indeed - the more so if it is acknowledged that technical phe- nomena are essentially social . Such extreme complexity makes the identification of regulari- ties2 between technical ...
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Pierre Lemonnier | 27 |
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