Archaeology at home : notes on things, life and time / Hein Bjartmann Bjerck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bjerck, Hein Bjartmann, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norway.

Bjerck, Hein Bjartmann--Homes and haunts.

Bjerck, Hein Bjartmann.

Household archaeology.

Personal belongings--Social aspects.

Personal belongings.

Dwellings.

Memory.

Material culture--Norway.

Material culture.

Homes.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 213 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

"Archaeology at Home takes a deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things, exploring the notion that things themselves "remember" when left by "their" people and illustrating how the integration of humans and things things involves connections running all the way from the present into deep time. The author presents three case studies of homes all intimately known to him - the home of his father after his abrupt passing, the home of his uncle that was lost in a fire, and a Stone Age home he excavated many years ago. This evocative approach to archaeologies of memory will be appreciated by professional archaeologists as well as members of the general public who are drawn to the study of the past and things that connect us with it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

When does the past begin?

My father's things

Scorched memories from my uncle's burnt home

A home from the deep past

Archaeology at home

things, memories, life and time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210).

Other Format:

Online version: Bjerck, Hein Bjartmann. Archaeology at home

ISBN:

9781800500723

1800500726

9781800500730

1800500734

OCLC:

1317341846

Publisher Number:

90100582415