Archives, Ancestors, Practices: Archaeology in the Light of its History

by Nathan Schlanger (Editor), Jarl Nordbladh (Editor)

In line with the resurgence of interest in the history of archaeology manifested over the past decade, this volume aims to highlight state-of-the art research across several topics and areas, and to stimulate new approaches and studies in the field. With their shared historiographical commitment, the authors, leading scholars and emerging researchers, draw from a wide range of case studies to address major themes such as historical sources and methods; questions of archaeological practices and the practical aspects of knowledge production; ‘visualizing archaeology’ and the multiple roles of iconography and imagery; and ‘questions of identity’ at local, national and international levels.

392 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book because it provides a glimpse at the historical reasons of archaeological thought and investigation. Most of the articles stress themes I heard of, but never read anything solid about.
Nevertheless, I won´t give it 4 or 5 stars because some of the included contributions seem to be somewhat carelessly prepared, fail in giving a good bibliography and are not too well written. Here the editors should have pressed the authors to submit something with a higher level of quality.