Soils Stones and Symbols Cultural Perceptions of the Mineral World

This book highlights studies from anthropology, archaeology and philosophy that demonstrate that not all individuals and societies view minerals as commodities to be exploited for economic gain, or passive objects of disembodied scientific enquiry.

Informationen zum Autor Boivin, Nicole; Owic, Klappentext This book highlights studies from anthropology, archaeology and philosophy that demonstrate that not all individuals and societies view minerals as commodities to be exploited for economic gain, or passive objects of disembodied scientific enquiry. Zusammenfassung This book highlights studies from anthropology, archaeology and philosophy that demonstrate that not all individuals and societies view minerals as commodities to be exploited for economic gain, or passive objects of disembodied scientific enquiry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 From Veneration to Exploitation, Nicole Boivin; Chapter 2 Ochre, Clay, Stone and Art, Paul SC Taçon; Chapter 3 From the Earth, Douglas K Charles, Julieann Van Nest, Jane E Buikstra; Chapter 4 Earth, Wood and Fire, Mike Parker Pearson; Chapter 5 The Mirror of the Sun, David Robinson; Chapter 6 A Phenomenology of the Buried Landscape, Mary Ann Owoc; Chapter 7 The Cosmic Earth, Nicholas J Saunders; Chapter 8 An Axe to Grind, Adam Brumm; Chapter 9 Geoarchaeology and the Goddess Laksmi, Nicole Boivin; Chapter 10 Choosing Stones, Remembering Places, Chris Scarre; Chapter 11 Reading the Earth, Robert Frodeman; Chapter 12 Epilogue, Mary Ann Owoc;

Autorentext

Boivin, Nicole; Owic,

Inhalt

Chapter 1 From Veneration to Exploitation, Nicole Boivin; Chapter 2 Ochre, Clay, Stone and Art, Paul SC Taçon; Chapter 3 From the Earth, Douglas K Charles, Julieann Van Nest, Jane E Buikstra; Chapter 4 Earth, Wood and Fire, Mike Parker Pearson; Chapter 5 The Mirror of the Sun, David Robinson; Chapter 6 A Phenomenology of the Buried Landscape, Mary Ann Owoc; Chapter 7 The Cosmic Earth, Nicholas J Saunders; Chapter 8 An Axe to Grind, Adam Brumm; Chapter 9 Geoarchaeology and the Goddess Laksmi, Nicole Boivin; Chapter 10 Choosing Stones, Remembering Places, Chris Scarre; Chapter 11 Reading the Earth, Robert Frodeman; Chapter 12 Epilogue, Mary Ann Owoc;