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material culture  

Definition

  • The study of material culture centers upon objects, their properties, and the materials that they are made of, and the ways in which these material facets are central to an understanding of culture and social relations.

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Source

  • http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/obo/9780199766567-0085

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/material_culture/4.3

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