Archaeology of entanglement / edited by Lindsay Der and Francesca Fernandini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Der, Lindsay, 1984- editor.

Fernandini, Francesca, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology.

Archaeology and history.

Material culture--Social aspects--History.

Material culture.

Material culture--Psychological aspects--History.

Antiquities--Social aspects--History.

Antiquities.

Antiquities--Psychological aspects--History.

Social ecology--History.

Social ecology.

Social interaction--History.

Social interaction.

Dependency (Psychology)--Social aspects--History.

Dependency (Psychology).

Dependency (Psychology)--Social aspects.

History.

Psychological aspects.

Social aspects.

Material culture--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

262 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2016]

Summary:

"Entanglement theory posits that the interrelationship of humans and objects is a delimiting characteristic of human history and culture. This edited volume of original studies by leading archaeological theorists applies this concept to a broad range of topics, including archaeological science, heritage, and theory itself. In the theoretical explications and ten case studies, the editors and contributing authors: build on the intersections between science, humanities and ecology to provide a more fine-grained, multi-scalar treatment emanating from the long-term perspective that characterizes archaeological research; bring to light the subtle and unacknowledged paths that configure historical circumstances and bind human intentionality; examine the constructions of personhood, the rigidity of path dependencies, the unpredictable connections between humans and objects and the intricate paths of past events in varied geographic and historical contexts that channel future actions. This broad focus is inclusive of early complex developments in Asia and Europe, imperial and state strategies in the Andes and Mesoamerica, continuities of postcolonialism in North America, and the unforeseen and complex consequences that derive from archaeological practices. This volume will appeal to archaeologists and their advanced students"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Lindsay Der and Francesca Fernandini

Part I: Local and Foreign : Entanglements of Colonial Encounters and Social Inequality

Disentangling the Archaeology of Colonialism and Indigeneity / Stephen Silliman

"Is this the gold that you eat?" : coins, entangled subjects, and early colonial orderings in the Andes (AD 1532-c. 1650) / Noa Corcoran-Tadd

Entangled Objects and Disarticulated Bodies : Managing Social Upheaval in Middle Horizon Peru / Justin Jennings and Willy Yepez Alvarez

From enchantment to entrapment : following the threads of foreign artefacts in San Jose de Moro / Francesca Fernandini

Part II: Entanglements with the Natural World : Landscapes and Agriculture

Entangled Banks and the Domestication of East African Pastoralist Landscapes / Paul Lane

Entanglements and Entrapment on the Pathway towards Domestication / Dorian Q. Fuller, Chris Stevens, Leilani Lucas, Charlene Murphy, Ling Qin

Path Dependence and the Long-term Trajectory of Prehistoric Hohokam Irrigation in Arizona / Michelle Hegmon, Jerry B. Howard, Michael O'Hara, Matthew Peeples

Part III: Rethinking Dependences and Dependencies : Contemporary Perspectives on Entanglement in Archaeology

Entangled Histories, Entangled Worlds : Reflections on Time, Space, and Place / Stephen A. Mrozowski

Looting : archaeology's dirty little secret / Lindsay Der

Degrees of dependence : the example of the introduction of pottery in the Middle East and at Çatalhöyük / Ian Hodder

Epilogue / Nicholas Thomas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781629583761

1629583766

OCLC:

925783860