Iconographic method in new world prehistory
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Knight Vernon James ;
- Editeurs : Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press ;
- Date d'édition : 2013, cop. 2013
- ISBN : 978-1-10-702263-8, 1-10-702263-0
- Sujets : Art préhistorique -- Amérique, Archéologie et art, Amérique -- Antiquités
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvii-201 p.), : Ill., jaquette ill., 25 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni, États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 179-193. Glossaire. Index
Résumé
This book offers an overview of iconographic methods and their application to archaeological analysis. It offers a truly interdisciplinary approach that draws equally from art history and anthropology. Vernon James Knight, Jr., begins with a historigraphical overview, addressing the methodologies and theories that underpin both archaeology and art history. He then demonstrates how iconographic methods can be integrated with the scientific methods that are at the core of much archaeological inquiry. Focusing on artifacts from the pre-Columbian civilizations of North and Meso-American sites, Knight shows how the use of iconographic analysis yields new insights into these objects and civilizations