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040 _aUkCbUP
_cUkCbUP
_erda
050 0 0 _aGN799.B8
_bA73 2010
082 0 0 _a690.0901
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245 0 4 _aThe Archaeology of Measurement :
_bComprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies /
_cEdited by Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (296 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science, technology, economy and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways, in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. Measurement systems have provided the structure for addressing key concerns of cosmological belief systems, as well as the means for articulating relationships between the human form, human action, and the world. The Archaeology of Measurement explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies, as well as the implications of these discoveries for an understanding of their worlds and beliefs. Featuring contributions from a cast of internationally renowned scholars, it analyses the relationships between measurement, economy, architecture, symbolism, time, cosmology, ritual, and religion among prehistoric and early historic societies.
650 0 _aArchitecture, Prehistoric
650 0 _aAntiquities
700 1 _aMorley, Iain,
_eeditor of compilation.
700 1 _aRenfrew, Colin,
_eeditor of compilation.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521119900
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760822
999 _c179212
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