Title: Follow the Cut, Follow the Rhythm, Follow the Material
Abstract: Abstract Archaeologists do not have to look to external theory to kick-start the interpretation of material remains. Greater confidence can be placed in the meanings which emerge from our most basic encounters with archaeological evidence, which impart a direction and trajectory to research from the very outset – realigning applied ideas and giving impetus to new intellectual currents. Such emergent meanings already have intrinsic movement and vibrancy, deriving from a strong grounding in an unfolding material world opened up through excavation and direct contact with things. This paper explores the ways in which archaeologists follow the rhythms and flows of cuts, artefacts and other material entities. Keywords: Theoryexcavationmaterialflowembodimentartefact ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to Randi Barndon and Björn Nilsson for thoughtful comments and suggestions on the first draft of this paper, to Albion Archaeology for permission to photograph the small bone artefact, and to Joe Harrison for demonstrating the use of a replica in Figures 3 and 4.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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