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An archaeology of skill : metalworking skill and material specialization in early Bronze Age Central Europe

Title
An archaeology of skill : metalworking skill and material specialization in early Bronze Age Central Europe / Maikel H.G. Kuijpers.
Author
Kuijpers, M. H. G. (Maikel H. G.)
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

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Description
xvi, 318 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Routledge studies in archaeology ; [29]
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in archaeology ; 29.
Subject
  • Axes, Prehistoric
  • Bronze age
  • Workmanship
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A matter of skill -- Hard and soft approaches to ancient metallurgy: two sides of the same coin -- Craft theory -- Perceptive categories and the standard of the time -- Metal axes and metallographic samples -- Approaching the data from a craftsperson's perspective -- Late Copper Age axes -- Early Bronze Age Period I axes -- Early Bronze Age Period II axes -- Material specialisation and skill -- The right beginning; intentionality and axe-recipes -- Final reflections: what is skill and what does it bring about?
ISBN
  • 9781138718098
  • 1138718092
LCCN
  • 2017015841
  • 40027524027
OCLC
  • ocn980858577
  • 980858577
  • SCSB-8869792
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries