The Archaeology of Measurement

Book Overview

The construction of formal measurement systems underlies the development of science and technology, economy, and new ways of understanding and explaining the world. Human societies have developed such systems in different ways in different places and at different times, and recent archaeological investigations highlight the importance of these activities for fundamental aspects of human life. The construction of measurement systems constituted new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521119901
• ISBN13: 9780521119900
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.0"