The archaeology of verbal and nonverbal meaning: Mesopotamian domestic architecture and its textual dimension

"Mesopotamian houses excavated at Ur and Nippur represent a unique archaeological context for the analysis of the interaction of verbal and nonverbal sign systems in that archaeologists can combine archival evidence of the III-II millennium BC with well-preserved house layouts. This work provid...

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1. Verfasser: Brusasco, Paolo (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Archaeopress 2007
Schriftenreihe:British archaeological reports / International series 1631
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Zusammenfassung:"Mesopotamian houses excavated at Ur and Nippur represent a unique archaeological context for the analysis of the interaction of verbal and nonverbal sign systems in that archaeologists can combine archival evidence of the III-II millennium BC with well-preserved house layouts. This work provides a general framework for the interpretation of other sites where textual evidence is absent or not in context. Although the aims of the book are multiple, the main objective is theoretical: The author goes beyond the interpretation of Mesopotamian domestic sociology and offers a semiotic theory of verbal and nonverbal meanings, useful for archaeology in general"--Publisher's web site.
Beschreibung:V, 147 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781407300450

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