Making Senses of the Past

Making Senses of the Past
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Publisher : SIU Press
Total Pages : 445
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ISBN-10 : 9780809332878
ISBN-13 : 0809332876
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Book Synopsis Making Senses of the Past by : Jo Christine Day

Download or read book Making Senses of the Past written by Jo Christine Day and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past few years, sensory archaeology has become more prominent, and Making Senses of the Past is one of the first collected volumes of its kind on this subject. The essays in this volume take readers on a multisensory journey around the world and across time, explore alternative ways to perceive past societies, and offer a new way of writing archaeology that incorporates each of the five senses.


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