Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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... meaning or meanings have been invested , by a given group , in a technical object or practice . It needs nonetheless to be acknowledged that in the vast majority of cases we simply cannot establish an unequivocal - or even vague ...
... meaning or meanings have been invested , by a given group , in a technical object or practice . It needs nonetheless to be acknowledged that in the vast majority of cases we simply cannot establish an unequivocal - or even vague ...
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... meaning of an object is always motivated in relation to what the object is , what it can do , how it is made and so on . While the sound ' trap ' could have been given any meaning , the digging of a large hole in the ground to catch ...
... meaning of an object is always motivated in relation to what the object is , what it can do , how it is made and so on . While the sound ' trap ' could have been given any meaning , the digging of a large hole in the ground to catch ...
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... meaning as something inevitably tied to the material realm of writing and language , a real where final meaning is endless- ly dispersed as the signifier fails to connect with any necessary signified . If such a position is understood ...
... meaning as something inevitably tied to the material realm of writing and language , a real where final meaning is endless- ly dispersed as the signifier fails to connect with any necessary signified . If such a position is understood ...
Contents
TECHNOLOGY IN THE HUMANITIES | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Robert Cresswell | 39 |
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