Objects av Chris Caple

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<P>An invaluable field textbook, <EM>Objects </EM>examines detailed case studies to provide a brilliantly clear and comprehensible guide to the different methods and approaches (cultural, forensic, and technical) which can and have been used to study ancient artefacts.</P><P></P><P>From the Bayeux Tapestry to small medieval brass pins, medieval wooden doors to Saxon jewellery, Chris Caple¿s integral text deals with a full range of materials and clearly and simply explains key scientific techniques, technology, anthropological jargon and historical approaches.</P><P></P><P>Key demonstrations include:</P><UL><LI>how information from objects builds into a picture of the ancient society that made and used it</LI><LI>the commonly used scientific techniques for object analysis</LI><LI>how and why object typologies work</LI><LI>how cultural and economic factors as well as the material properties influences what objects are made of</LI><LI>how simple observation of an object can build its biog