Material Culture and Typology

The active and discursive nature of material culture is the subject this paper. It will, however, be approached from point view typology in particular debate about 'Swedish Typology’ (Gräslund 1974). Typology probably archaeological method or theory through which discipline has most explicitly stated its on object. Inspired by idea naturalised epistemology as basis for understanding how knowledge constructed within sciences (as discussed Thomas 1996: 194), it here argued that what we do, archaeologists, importance rather than theorising our actions. Through a discussion expressed practice, paper will propose relationship between object much simpler more complex habitual use concept tends to suggest. proposed creation typologies reveals quite decisive influence upon constructions. Typologies, moreover, are intimately connected prehistoric production strategies. these two dimensions typologies, must understand order fully realise their potentials roles practice.