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When we link things metaphorically we recognise similarity in difference, we think one thing in terms of attributes of another.

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Metaphors are thus the very medium and outcome of our analysis.

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Discourse occurs at the silent level of the artefact and is continuously presenced in the world as such. It is a discourse which is not, and cannot be, articulated in speech.

Christopher Tilley

Christopher Tilley

Christopher Tilley

Born: 1955

Died: 2024 (aged 69)

Bio: Chris Tilley was a British archaeologist known for his contributions to post-processual archaeological theory. He retired as Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at University College London in 2022.

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Metaphor and material culture (1999)

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