The Ancient Mind: Elements of Cognitive Archaeology (New Directions in Archaeology) de Renfrew, Colin [Editor]; Zubrow, Ezra B. W. [Editor];

Cambridge University Press, 1994. Paperback. Very good; creasing to some corners, lower spine bumped.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Cambridge University Press, 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780521456203

Cambridge University Press, 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780521456203

Cambridge University Press, 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780521456203

Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xiv + 195pp. Binding firm. Bump to top of spine. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges slightly browned and marked. Covers slightly creased. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Archaeology; Ancient (BC); Psychology & Psychiatry. ISBN: 0521456207. ISBN/EAN: 9780521456203. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48569. . 9780521456203

ISBN: 9780521456203
Cambridge University Press | 26 October 2004
Paperback | 212 pages 
One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still in its infancy, and archaeologists are adopting a variety of approaches. One direction has been to develop an 'interpretationist', anti-scientific, literary approach. Another has been to use a linguistic framework and develop a hermeneutic, semiotic approach. A third approach develops a new direction in prehistoric cognitive research which is rooted in the scientific tradition and in an empirical methodology. It draws upon the cognitive, the mathematical and the computer sciences in an attempt to understand what techniques can be used appropriately on archaeological data, and how to implement them efficiently. This is the approach adopted by the contributors… Leer más

Cambridge University Press, 1994 In the series New Directions in Archaeology. VG, no inscriptions.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995. IX,195p. ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). Paperback. Lower corner front cover a bit creased. ?Cet ouvrage est le fruit d?une conférence tenue à Cambridge en 1990, dans le but de préciser les apports possibles de ?l?intelligence artificielle, la psychologie cognitive et l?anthropologie cognitive? à l?archéologie cognitive, ainsi que les problèmes et les méthodes propres à celle-ci (p.XIII). (?) chacun des thèmes abordés dans les parties centrales du livre (II à VI) aurait pu faire l?objet d?un colloque et d?un livre séparés. (?) On veut montrer qu?une archéologique de l?esprit? est possible, selon la formule proposée par C. Renfrew, et que ses démarches peuvent être tenues pour scientifiques dès lors qu?elle accepte de soumettre ses hypothèses à la ?testabilité? dont James Bell se fait ici l?ardent… Leer más