Ethnographies of archaeological practice : cultural encounters, material transformations / edited by Matt Edgeworth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edgeworth, Matt.

Series:

Worlds of archaeology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Methodology--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology--Fieldwork--Congresses.

Archaeology--Fieldwork.

Ethnoarchaeology--Congresses.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2006]

Summary:

Ethnographic perspectives are often used by archaeologists to study cultures both past and present, but rarely to focus on the cultural activities of archaeologists themselves. Turning the ethnographic gaze back toward archaeological practices raises interesting questions about the relationship between archaeology and anthropology. Matt Edgeworth presents a series of chapters exploring the production of archaeological knowledge from a range of ethnographic perspectives, challenging the basic tenets not only of archaeology, but also of ethnography. The fieldwork of contributors spans extensive portions of the world, including sites in Turkey, the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Ultimately, all of the contributions in this compilation are grounded in the ethnographic reflection on the practice of studying the past in the present, on the way to a more holistic archaeology. This collection raises important theoretical and practical issues, encouraging greater reflexivity in fieldwork methodology, which will prove useful in anthropology and archaeology courses.

Contents:

Multiple origins, development, and potential of ethnographies of archaeology / Matt Edgeworth

Sites of knowledge : different ways of knowing an archaeological excavation / Thomas Yarrow

The mutual constitution of natural and social identities during archaeological fieldwork / David Van Reybrouck and Dirk Jacobs

A linguistic anthropologist's interest in archaeological practice / Charles Goodwin

Reflecting upon archaeological practice : multiple visions of a late paleolithic site in Germany / Blythe E. Roveland

Pictures, ideas and things : the production and currency of archaeological images / Jonathan Bateman

Studying archaeological fieldwork in the field : views from Monte Polizzo / Cornelius Holtorf

Digging the dirt : excavation as a social practice / John Carman

Realisafiction : a day of work at Everybody-Knows-Land / Oǧuz Erdur

Landscapes of disciplinary power : an ethnography of excavation and survey at Leskernick / Michael Wilmore

Histories, identity and ownership : an ethnographic case study in archaeological heritage management in the Orkney Islands / Angie McClanahan

Among totem-poles and clan power in Tanum, Sweden : an ethnographic perspective on communicative artifacts of heritage management / Håkon Karlsson and Anders Gustafsson

Amazonian archaeology and local identities / Denise Maria Cavalcante Gomes

Conjunctures in the making of an ancient Maya archaeological site / Timoteo Rodriguez

Complicit agendas : ethnography of archaeology as ethical research practice / Lisa Breglia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0759108447

0759108455

OCLC:

62281817

Publisher Number:

9780759108448 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780759108455 (pbk. : alk. paper)