Past Mobilities
Archaeological Approaches to Movement and Mobility
1st Edition
Published on 14. May 2014
Book
Hardback
218 pages
978-1-4094-6445-7 (ISBN)
Description
The new mobilities paradigm has yet to have the same impact on archaeology as it has in other disciplines in the social sciences - on geography, sociology and anthropology in particular - yet mobility is fundamental to archaeology: all people move. Moving away from archaeology's traditional focus upon place or location, this volume treats mobility as a central theme in archaeology. The chapters are wide-ranging and methodological as well as theoretical, focusing on the flows of people, ideas, objects and information in the past; they also focus on archaeology's distinctiveness. Drawing on a wealth of archaeological evidence for movement, from paths, monuments, rock art and boats, to skeletal and DNA evidence, Past Mobilities presents research from a range of examples from around the world to explore the relationship between archaeology and movement, thus adding an archaeological voice to the broader mobilities discussion. As such, it will be of interest not only to archaeologists and historians, but also to sociologists, geographers and anthropologists.
Reviews / Votes
'A timely collection exploring what happens when movement is put at the centre of investigations into the archaeological record. We see the landscape as a fluid entity, the application of experimental methodologies, the inscription of movement on past bodies - in short, what past worlds look like from a mobile perspective. This is an exciting, challenging and innovative book addressing a topic at the forefront of archaeology.' Gavin Lucas, University of Iceland, Iceland 'The strength of this volume is the effort of the authors to integrate the theoretical reflections on movement of Martin Heidegger, Tim Ingold, Chris Tilley and Ian Hodder with archaeological data from the Old World, Iceland, and Australia. This makes it a valuable contribution to the growing discussion on the significance of mobility in the past, present and future of humanity.' Hans Barnard, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, USAMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4094-6445-7 (9781409464457)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
09/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€83.40
Shipment within 10-20 days
E-Book
05/2016
Routledge
€77.99
Available for download
E-Book
05/2016
Routledge
€77.99
Available for download
Person
Dr Jim Leary is Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading, UK. He is co-editor of Round Mounds and Monumentality in the British Isles and Beyond, and co-author of The Story of Silbury Hill and Silbury Hill. The Largest Prehistoric Mound in Europe.
Content
Chapter 1 Past Mobility, JimLeary; Chapter 2 Past Movements, Tomorrow's Anchors. On the Relational Entanglements Between Archaeological Mobilities, OscarAldred; Chapter 3 Enmeshments of Shifting Landscapes and Embodied Movements of People and Animals, MattEdgeworth; Chapter 4 Suspended Animations, Ursula K.Frederick; Chapter 5 GIS Approaches to Past Mobility and Accessibility, OulaSeitsonen, Jean-LucHoule, Lee G.Broderick; Chapter 6 Micro Mobilities and Affordances of Past Places, KirkWoolford, StuartDunn; Chapter 7 Mobility and the Skeleton, Thomas G.Davies, EmmaPomeroy, Colin N.Shaw, Jay T.Stock; Chapter 8 Women on the Move. The DNA Evidence for Female Mobility and Exogamy in Prehistory, Keri A.Brown; Chapter 9 Mobility in the Roman Empire, LienFoubert, David J.Breeze; Chapter 10 Travelling by Water. A Chronology of Prehistoric Boat Archaeology/Mobility in England, MarkDunkley;