Chippindale, C. (1986). Archaeology, design theory, and the reconstruction of prehistoric design systems. Environment & Planning B: Planning & Design 13. Vol 13, pp. 445-485.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Archaeology, design theory, and the reconstruction of prehistoric design systems |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Environment & Planning B: Planning & Design 13 |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Environment & Planning B |
Volume Volume number and part |
13 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
445 - 485 |
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Artefact study, which began with typological sorting within an evolutionary framework, is more usefully seen as a systematic 'archaeological morphology' of artefacts, with regard to the character of the design systems which produced them. The archaeological recovery of weights and measures is given as a simple methodological example. Four case studies in the recovery of prehistoric design systems are given, including Thom's hypothesis of exact megalithic geometry, the use of distribution maps, and the design of the first stone tools. The common pattern in the case studies is summarized, focusing on the insights of design reconstruction over artefact sorting. Geo Abstr 87D/2389 |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1986 |
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
05 Dec 2008 |
