The Study of Roman Technology
Some Theoretical Constraints
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11739500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Greene (0000-0003-4834-3996, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Issue | 1991 |
| Pages | 39-39 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2515-2289 • E-ISSN: 2515-2289 |
| Publisher | Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.16995/trac1991_39_47 |
| OpenAlex | W2762098483 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper criticises altitudes to the history of technology exemplified by the Routledge Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology (1990), which displays ignorance of the nature and achievements of archaeology, compounded by failure to distinguish between the materials and methods of archaeology and history. The Encyclopaedia’s emphasis on individual inventions leads to linearity and diffusionism, while questions of gender are hardly addressed
Archaeology · Encyclopedia · Epistemology · History of technology · Ignorance · Library science · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |