TY - BOOK AU - Conneller,Chantal TI - An archaeology of materials: substantial transformations in early prehistoric Europe T2 - Routledge studies in archaeology SN - 9780415881302 (hbk.) AV - GN803 .C663 2011 U1 - 930.1 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Antiquities, Prehistoric KW - Europe KW - Materials KW - History KW - Analysis KW - Antiquities KW - Material culture KW - Social change KW - Social archaeology N1 - "Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-152) and index; Introduction : Making materials matter -- Forming materials -- Animal materials -- The mutability of stone -- Material worlds -- Conclusion : Substantial transformations N2 - This title develops a systematic approach to materials at a time when there has been a call for a greater focus on materials in material culture studies. It establishes a new perspective on the meaning and significance of materials, particularly those involved in mundane, daily usage ER -