The archaeology of measurement : comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies / edited...
The archaeology of measurement : comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies / edited...
The archaeology of measurement : comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies / edited by Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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NQ690.0901/1
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English
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Physical content
xv, 267 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
Number : counting, mathematics and measure -- Conceptualising quantification before settlement : activities and issues underlying the conception and use of measurement / Iain Morley -- Measurement in navigation : conceiving distance and time in the Neolithic / Helen Farr -- The token system of the a...
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Full title
The archaeology of measurement : comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies / edited by Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew.
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Comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies.
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Papers originally presented at a symposium held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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NQ690.0901/1
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74VvKZpEwL4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvKZpEwL4b
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0521135885 (pbk.)
9780521119900 (hbk.)
0521119901 (hbk.)
9780521135887 (pbk.)
DDC
690.0901
MMS ID
991007685789702626
