An archaeology of skill : metalworking skill and material specialization in Early Bronze Age Central Europe / M.H.G. Kuijpers.

Author/creator Kuijpers, M. H. G. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright Date©2018
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentTaylor & Francis
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SeriesRoutledge Studies in Archaeology ; 29
Routledge studies in archaeology ; 29. ^A1036591
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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 12, 2017).
Issued in other formPrint version: Kuijpers, M.H.G. (Maikel H.G.). Archaeology of skill. Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017 9781138718098
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017016043
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