Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volumes 12-13Department of Archaeology, 1993 - Archaeology |
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... objects ( many skeuomorphic ) indicate an exclusively African origin . Subsequent events have modified these ... objects , such as rings and pendants , had a decorative function . What distinguishes the site from Igbo - Ukwu is the fact ...
... objects ( many skeuomorphic ) indicate an exclusively African origin . Subsequent events have modified these ... objects , such as rings and pendants , had a decorative function . What distinguishes the site from Igbo - Ukwu is the fact ...
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... objects . Artefacts may be simultaneously imbued with a variety of socially constructed meanings such as age , gender or status . Meanings may be experienced and perceived simultaneously or separately and may vary in strength in what ...
... objects . Artefacts may be simultaneously imbued with a variety of socially constructed meanings such as age , gender or status . Meanings may be experienced and perceived simultaneously or separately and may vary in strength in what ...
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... objects are not only instrumental in actively constructing the physical world of the individual , they also act as media for the communication and maintenance of symbolic and social values . Children are active in their own development ...
... objects are not only instrumental in actively constructing the physical world of the individual , they also act as media for the communication and maintenance of symbolic and social values . Children are active in their own development ...
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