| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 207 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Issues in Southwest archaeology
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Issues in Southwest archaeology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-193) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : art and other practicalities -- The problem of art in archaeology -- Artists -- Audiences -- Images -- Aesthetics -- The future of art in archaeology. |
| Summary |
Archaeologists seldom study ancient art, even though art is fundamental to the human experience. The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork, as applying the term "art" to thepast raises new questions about artists, audiences, and the works of art themselves. Munson proposes that studies of ancient artwork be based on standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such asart history, visual studies, and psychology. Using examples drawn from the American Southwest, Th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Archaeology and art -- Southwest, New.
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Archaeology and art. |
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New Southwest. |
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Indian art -- Southwest, New.
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Indian art. |
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Southwest, New -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
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Material culture -- Southwest, New.
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Material culture. |
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Indians of North America -- Material culture -- Southwest, New.
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Indians of North America -- Material culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Munson, Marit K. Archaeology of art in the American Southwest. Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, ©2011 9780759110779 (DLC) 2010049878 (OCoLC)689858567 |
| ISBN |
9780759120259 (electronic book) |
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0759120250 (electronic book) |
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9781282991811 (MyiLibrary) |
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1282991817 (MyiLibrary) |
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9780759110779 |
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0759110778 |
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