material culture
physical aspect of culture in the objects and architecture that surround people
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Summary
material culture is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 1,879 Wikipedia views per month (academic discipline category, ranking #154 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3]
- Subclass of: culture[4], archaeology[5], anthropology[6]
- Commons category: Material culture[7]
- Said to be the same as: Anthropologie des techniques[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Material culture[9]
- Facet of: culture[10]
- Studied by: medieval archaeology[11], art history[12], archaeology[13], literary criticism[14], history of the book[15], anthropology[16]
Why It Matters
material culture has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]