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OverviewArchaeology 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 prioritise 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. AUTHORS: Courtney Nimura is Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Curator of Later European Prehistory at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lecturer at Magdalen College, and Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research ranges from later prehistoric art to maritime archaeology in Europe. Rebecca O'Sullivan is a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018. Her research explores the rock art and archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age eastern Eurasia, with a focus on interactions between China, Korea, and Japan. Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University and an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Courtney Nimura , Rebecca O’Sullivan , Richard BradleyPublisher: Oxbow Books Imprint: Oxbow Books ISBN: 9781789259322ISBN 10: 1789259320 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 15 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContributors List of figures and tables 1. Living Archaeology Rebecca O’Sullivan, Courtney Nimura & Richard Bradley 2. Reflections on Populating the Western Pacific Glenn Summerhayes 3. Diversity and Difference in New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Seeking Indigenous Communities in the Archaeological Record Jim Specht & Robin Torrence 4. Why the Concept of Near and Remote Oceania Fails Island Melanesian Prehistory Christopher Sand & Jim Allen 5. Storied Landscapes in the Palaeolithic? The View from the Cave Graeme Barker & Chris O. Hunt 6. A Circular Tomb with ‘Stones’ of Clay: The Tomb of Lord Bai of Zhongli, Anhui Province, Central China, Early 6th Century BC Jessica Rawson 7. Agricultural Places as Processes Amy Bogaard 8. A viereckschanze in Oxfordshire, England? Enclosure and Memory at Marcham Gary Lock & Sheila Raven 9. A Landscape’s Memory: The Long-term Impact of Proto-industrial Salt Extraction in the Seille Valley in France Laurent Olivier 10. Taking, Using, and Giving Back Again: The Deposition of Living Matter in Ancient Europe Richard Bradley 11. Rock Art: A Marker of Concepts and Practices Courtney Nimura, Rebecca O’Sullivan & Peter Hommel 12. Celtic Art Beyond Metal: Material Matters in Iron Age and Early Roman Southern England Sarah Downum & Duncan Garrow 13. Jet and Gender in Late Roman Britain Cameron Moffett 14. Using Coinage and Die-Studies to Obtain Evidence about Society in the Late Iron Age John Talbot 15. ‘Keep on Truckin’ – Thoughts from the Back of a Bus A. M. Pollard 16. Biography and Technology: A Bronze Ding Vessel of the Early Iron Age in China Xiuzhen Li 17. Rewriting Global Histories of Human–Material Relations in Different Cultural Contexts Shadreck Chirikure 18. Collections of Aboriginal Ground Stone Tools from the Murray Darling Basin: Function, Temporality, and Social Context Richard Fullagar, Elspeth Hayes & Colin Pardoe 19. Cultural and Landscape Change in Australia’s World Heritage Wet Tropics Bioregion, Northeast Queensland Richard Cosgrove 20. What’s Involved in Technological Change? Aboriginal Marine Hunting in Tropical North Australia Harry Allen 21. The Yolŋu System as a Regional Polity Howard Morphy with Frances Morphy 22. Anthropology and Archaeology: A Necessary Unity Lambros Malafouris 23. On Ontological Impurity: Conceptualising Time in Archaeology John Robb 24. Archaeology, Heritage, and the Heritage of Archaeology Ian Lilley 25. Selling Photographs: Collecting Archaeology Elizabeth Edwards 26. On the Origins of Khami: Evidence from the Henry Balfour Collection, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Innocent Pikirayi 27. In Dreams the Heart: Impermanence at the Museum Chantal Knowles 28. A Civil Servant Walks onto a Neolithic barrow…: Sir Lindsay Scott and the Whiteleaf Oval Barrow Gill Hey 29. Redirecting the Field – Total Archaeologies, Flagships, and Sample Design Christopher Evans 30. Oxford Intelligence Lynn MeskellReviewsAuthor InformationCourtney Nimura is Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Curator of Later European Prehistory at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lecturer at Magdalen College, and Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research ranges from later prehistoric art to maritime archaeology in Europe. Rebecca O’Sullivan is a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018. Her research explores the rock art and archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age eastern Eurasia, with a focus on interactions between China, Korea, and Japan. Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University and an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Archaeology at Oxford. Recent publications include: Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land (2022), Temporary Palaces (2021), A Comparative Study of Rock Art in Later Prehistoric Europe (2020), The Prehistory of Britain and Europe (revised edition 2019), and A Geography of Offerings (2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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