Form, Function & Context
Editor
- Deborah Olausson
- Helle Vandkilde
Summary, in English
This book contains a series of articles based on papers presented at a
Nordic symposium held in autumn 1997. The articles have archaeological
material culture as their main focus. They deal with the fundamental, but
often ignored, questions of how form, function and context relate to each
other and how form and in particular function may change with context. The
central concept of context - defined as the totality of relationships
material culture enters - is of determining importance. Whereas material
culture may be summarized as the carrier of cultural identity, the context
is the framework in which form and function operate. The articles in this
book seek to explore the potential hidden in the interface between
form, function and context and they address this relationship from various
perspectives.
Nordic symposium held in autumn 1997. The articles have archaeological
material culture as their main focus. They deal with the fundamental, but
often ignored, questions of how form, function and context relate to each
other and how form and in particular function may change with context. The
central concept of context - defined as the totality of relationships
material culture enters - is of determining importance. Whereas material
culture may be summarized as the carrier of cultural identity, the context
is the framework in which form and function operate. The articles in this
book seek to explore the potential hidden in the interface between
form, function and context and they address this relationship from various
perspectives.
Department/s
Publishing year
2000
Language
English
Publication/Series
Acta Archaeological Lundensia. Series in 8°
Volume
31
Document type
Book
Publisher
Institute of Archaeology, University of Lund
Topic
- Archaeology
Keywords
- Scandinavian prehistory
- form and function
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0065-0994
- ISBN: 91-22-018476