Hot Pursuit

Integrating Anthropology in Search of Ancient Glass-blowers

Alysia Fischer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2008
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-0960-1 (ISBN)

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Hot Pursuit is about glass-blowing in antiquity and today. It shows how using a variety of anthropological methods to answer an archaeological question yields an intriguing glimpse into the lives of glass-blowers in antiquity.

Within the broader context of the Anthropology of Craft, this volume examines ancient glass-workers at the site of Sepphoris, in northern Israel. By drawing upon the knowledge and experience of current Middle-Eastern glass-workers to interpret the artifacts excavated at the site, Fischer is able to create a picture of the life and work of craftspeople living 1500 years ago.

Firmly based in anthropological archaeology and ethnoarchaeology, Hot Pursuit incorporates methods drawn from the four fields of anthropology and calls for more integration among the sub-fields.

Alysia Fischer is visiting assistant professor in the department of anthropology at Miami University.

Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 In Pursuit of Glass
Chapter 3 Glass Trade in Ancient Palestine
Chapter 4 Glassblowing at Sepphoris
Chapter 5 Experimenting with Furnaces
Chapter 6 Glass Ethnoarchaeology
Chapter 7 Acquiring Glass Skills
Chapter 8 Physical Effects of Glassblowing
Chapter 9 An Anthropology of Craft
Part 10 Glossary
Part 11 Bibliography
Part 12 Index
Part 13 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.4.2008
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 242 mm
Gewicht	431 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7391-0960-X / 073910960X
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-0960-1 / 9780739109601
Zustand	Neuware