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BL
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633558
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Munson, Marit K
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| Title & Author
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The archaeology of art in the American Southwest /\ Marit K. Munson
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham, Md. :: AltaMira Press,, c2011
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| Series Statement
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Issues in Southwest archaeology
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vii, 207 p. :: ill., map ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780759110779
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: 0759110778
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: 9780759120259
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: 0759120250
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The problem of art in archaeology -- Artists -- Audiences -- Images -- Aesthetics -- The future of art in archaeology
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| Abstract
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This book argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork since applying the term "art" to the past raises new questions about artists, audiences, and the works of art themselves. The author proposes that studies of ancient artwork be based on standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoetical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. The book discusses artistic practice in ancestral Pueblo and Mimbres ceramics and the implications of context and accessibility for methods for studying ancient images, while the aesthetics of ancient art are suggested by work on ceramics and kivas from Chaco Canyon.--Publisher
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Archaeology and art-- Southwest, New
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Indian art-- Southwest, New
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Material culture-- Southwest, New
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Indians of North America-- Material culture-- Southwest, New
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Southwest, New, Antiquities
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| LC Classification
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N72.A56M86 2011
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