Memory and Material Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521545518)

In this book, Andrew Jones argues that the material world offers a vital framework for the formation of collective memory. He uses the topic of memory to critique the treatment of artifacts as symbols by interpretative archaeologists and artifacts as units of information (or memes) by behavioral archaeologists, instead arguing for a treatment of artifacts as forms of mnemonic trace that have an impact on the senses. Using detailed case studies from prehistoric Europe, he further argues that archaeologists can study the relationship between mnemonic traces in the form of networks of reference in artefactual and architectural forms.

Author: Andrew Jones
ISBN-10: 052154551X
ISBN-13: 9780521545518
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2007
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.39w x 0.49d