Far From Equilibrium An Archaeology Of Energy Life And Humanity
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Far From Equilibrium An Archaeology Of Energy Life And Humanity
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Author : Michael J. Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2021-03-31
Far From Equilibrium An Archaeology Of Energy Life And Humanity written by Michael J. Boyd and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-31 with Social Science categories.
Archaeology is in crisis. Spatial turns, material turns and the ontological turn have directed the discipline away from its hard-won battle to find humanity in the past. Meanwhile, popularised science, camouflaged as archaeology, produces shock headlines built on ancient DNA that reduce humanitys most intriguing historical problems to two-dimensional caricatures. Today archaeology finds itself less able than ever to proclaim its relevance to the modern world. This volume foregrounds the relevance of the scholarship of John Barrett to this crisis. Twenty-four writers representing three generations of archaeologists scrutinise the current turmoil in the discipline and highlight the resolutions that may be found through Barretts analytical framework. Topics include archaeology and the senses, the continuing problem of the archaeological record, practice, discourse, and agency, reorienting archaeological field practice, the question of different expressions of human diversity, and material ecologies. Understanding archaeology as both a universal and highly specific discipline, case-studies range from the Aegean to Orkney, and encompass Anatolia, Korea, Romania, United Kingdom and the very nature of the Universe itself. This critical examination of John Barretts contribution to archaeology is simultaneously a response to his urgent call to arms to reorient archaeology in the service of humanity.
Sentient Archaeologies
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Author : Courtney Nimura
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2023-07-15
Sentient Archaeologies written by Courtney Nimura and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-15 with Social Science categories.
Archaeology in the past century has seen a major shift from theoretical frameworks that treat the remains of past societies as static snapshots of particular moments in time to interpretations that prioritize change and variability. Though established analytical concepts, such as typology, remain key parts of the archaeologist’s investigative toolkit, data-gathering strategies and interpretative frameworks have become infused progressively with the concept that archaeology is living, in the sense of both the objects of study and the discipline as a whole. The significance for the field is that researchers across the world are integrating ideas informed by relational epistemologies and mutually constructive ontologies into their work from the initial stage of project design all the way down to post-excavation interpretation. This volume showcases examples of such work, highlighting the utility of these ideas to exploring material both old and new. The illuminating research and novel explanations presented contribute to resolving long-standing problems in regional archaeologies across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Oceania. In this way, this volume reinvigorates approaches taken towards older material but also acts as a springboard for future innovative discussions of theory in archaeology and related disciplines.
Archaeology For Today And Tomorrow
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Author : Craig N. Cipolla
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-12-04
Archaeology For Today And Tomorrow written by Craig N. Cipolla and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-04 with Social Science categories.
Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow explores how cutting-edge archaeological theories have implications not only for how we study the past but also how we think about and prepare for the future. Ranging from how we understand migration or political leadership to how we think about violence or ecological crisis, the book argues that archaeology should embrace a “future-oriented” attitude. Behind the traditional archaeological gaze on the past is a unique and useful collection of skills, tools, and orientations for rethinking the present and future. Further, it asserts that archaeological theory is not only vital for how we conduct our work as archaeologists and how we create narratives about the past but also for how we think about the broader world in the present and, crucially, how we envision and shape the future. Each of the chapters in the book links theoretical approaches and global archaeological case studies to a specific contemporary issue. It examines such issues as human movement, violence, human and non-human relations, the Anthropocene, and fake news to showcase the critical contributions that archaeology, and archaeological theory, can make to shaping the world of tomorrow. An ideal book for courses on archaeology in the modern world and public archaeology, it will also appeal to archaeology students and researchers in general and all those in related disciplines interested in areas of critical contemporary concern.
Maritime Archaeology On Dry Land
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Author : Richard Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Maritime Archaeology On Dry Land written by Richard Bradley and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with Social Science categories.
This book is about two islands off the coast of Continental Europe, the seas that surrounded them, and the ways in which they were used over a period of three thousand years. Instead of the usual emphasis on finds in the intertidal zone, it focuses on parts of Britain and Ireland where traces of the prehistoric shoreline survive above sea level. It explores a series of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age sites which were investigated in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and have been largely forgotten. These places were very different from the Iron Age ports and harbors studied in recent years. How can we identify these special sites, and what are the best ways of interpreting them? The book considers the evidence for travel by sea between the settlement of the earliest farmers and the long distance movement of metalwork. It emphasizes the distinctive archaeology of a series of coastal locations. Little of the information is familiar and some of the most useful evidence was recorded many years ago. It is supplemented by new studies of these places and the artifacts found there, as well as reconstructions of the prehistoric coastline. The book emphasizes the important role of 'enclosed estuaries', which were both sheltered harbors and special places where artifacts were introduced by sea. Other items were made there and exchanged with local communities. It considers the role played by these places in the wider pattern of settlement and their relationship to major monuments. The book describes how the character of coastal sites changed in parallel with developments in maritime technology and trade. The main emphasis is on Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages uses of the seashore, but the archaeology of the Middle and Later Bronze Age provides a source of comparison.
Archaeology And Its Discontents
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Author : John C. Barrett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Archaeology And Its Discontents written by John C. Barrett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Architecture categories.
Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has over-focused on explaining the human construction of material variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.
Social Complexity And Complex Systems In Archaeology
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Author : Dries Daems
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-02-22
Social Complexity And Complex Systems In Archaeology written by Dries Daems and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-22 with Social Science categories.
Social Complexity and Complex Systems in Archaeology turns to complex systems thinking in search of a suitable framework to explore social complexity in Archaeology. Social complexity in archaeology is commonly related to properties of complex societies such as states, as opposed to so-called simple societies such as tribes or chiefdoms. These conceptualisations of complexity are ultimately rooted in Eurocentric perspectives with problematic implications for the field of archaeology. This book provides an in-depth conceptualisation of social complexity as the core concept in archaeological and interdisciplinary studies of the past, integrating approaches from complex systems thinking, archaeological theory, social practice theory, and sustainability and resilience science. The book covers a long-term perspective of social change and stability, tracing the full cycle of complexity trajectories, from emergence and development to collapse, regeneration and transformation of communities and societies. It offers a broad vision on social complexity as a core concept for the present and future development of archaeology. This book is intended to be a valuable resource for students and scholars in the field of archaeology and related disciplines such as history, anthropology, sociology, as well as the natural sciences studying human-environment interactions in the past.
Theory And Explanation In Archaeology
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Author : Colin Renfrew
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Theory And Explanation In Archaeology written by Colin Renfrew and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Social Science categories.
Understanding Collapse
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Author : Guy D. Middleton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-26
Understanding Collapse written by Guy D. Middleton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-26 with History categories.
In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted.
Social Sustainability Past And Future
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Author : Sander van der Leeuw
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-13
Social Sustainability Past And Future written by Sander van der Leeuw and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-13 with History categories.
A novel, integrated approach to understanding long-term human history, viewing it as the long-term evolution of human information-processing. This title is also available as Open Access.
Contemporary Archaeology
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Author : Mark P. Leone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Contemporary Archaeology written by Mark P. Leone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with America categories.
Intended as a guide or reader in graduate or advanced undergraduate courses and as a reference for professionals interested in the latest archaeological achievements, this significant compilation of articles dealing with the theoretical bases and substantive accomplishments of contemporary archaeology provides the coherent theory and concrete results of recent developments in anthropological archaeology. The thirty-three contributions here brought together, most of them previously published but several of which were written especially for this volume, are divided into seven main sections and are linked together by Mr. Leone’s extensive commentary and discussion. A comprehensive bibliography provides unifying concepts of the work presented here and serves as a further guide to contemporary developments.