Archaeology and Language III

Artefacts, Languages and Texts

Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs

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Routledge
20 March 2012

Historical & comparative linguistics; Archaeological methodology & techniques

Series: One World Archaeology

Archaeology and Language III interprets results from archaeological data in terms of language distribution and change, providing the tools for a radical rewriting of the conventional discourse of prehistory. Individual chapters present case studies of artefacts and fragmentary textual materials, concerned with the reconstruction of houses, maritime technology, pottery and grave goods.

Edited by: Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780415518703
ISBN 10: 0415518709
Series: One World Archaeology
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 March 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface, General introduction, Introducing the papers Part I Linguistic Models in reconstructing Material culture 1 Early Oceanic architectural forms and settlement patterns: linguistic, archaeological and ethnological perspectives 2 From pots to people: fine-tuning the prehistory of Mailu Island and neighbouring coast, south-east Papua New Guinea 3 Language, culture and archaeology In Vanuatu 4 Linguistics versus archaeology: early Austronesian terms for metals 5 The dispersal of Austronesian boat forms in the Indian Ocean 6 The formation if the Aryan branch if Indo-European Part II Interpreting text 7 The language if death in a bilingual community: nineteenth-century memorials in Newport, Pembrokeshire 8 The pre-Classical circum-Mediterranean world: who spoke which languages? 9 From artifacts to peoples: Pelasgoi, Indo-Europeans and the arrival of the Greeks 10 On the identity and chronology of the Rgvedic river Sarasvatt 11 The archaeology of knowledge: Austronesian influences in the western Indian Ocean 12 Digging up the linguistic past: the lost language(s) of Aneityum, Vanuatu

Roger Blench, Overseas Development Institute, London. Matthew Spriggs, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, AD Hope Building, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.