Archaeologies of Memory
Published on 8. May 2008
256 pages
978-1-4051-4330-1 (ISBN)
Description
A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologistsworking in a variety of contexts and geographical areas,Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text thatpresents a coherent framework for the study of memory in pastsocieties.
* * Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in thestudy of memory, including authority and identity, and the rolememory plays in their creation and transformation.
* Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that providea coherent framework for the study of memory in pastsocieties.
* Brings together essays from both anthropological and classicalarchaeologists.
* Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures andtime periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoricAmerican Southwest.
Reviews / Votes
"In this exciting and interpretively timely volume,archaeology and social theory intersect to explore thematerialization of memory. Drawing on diverse case studies, fromhistorical and prehistoric contexts across the globe, contributorsexpand dimensions for critical understandings of 'the past inthe past." Wendy Ashmore, University of California,Riverside "Memory is a locus of struggle over identity, authority,and power. This collection represents the first serious attempt inarchaeology to examine this struggle. As such, it is apath-breaking volume that all archaeologists need to read andcontemplate." Randy McGuire, BinghamtonUniversity "The distinguished editors, an anthropologicalarchaeologist and a Classical Greek archaeologist, have gathered aformidable team to explore memorizations over a vast span of time,space, and cultures, from the Old World to the New, and fromprehistory right up to the present." Paul Cartledge,University of Cambridge "This is an excellent book which acheives what it sets out to do- to place memory more firmly on the research agenda ofcontemporary archaeology." Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol.29, 2002-2004More details
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Ruth M. Van Dyke | Susan E. Alcock
Archaeologies of Memory
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03/2003
1st Edition
Wiley
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Ruth M. Van Dyke | Susan E. Alcock
Archaeologies of Memory
Book
03/2003
1st Edition
Wiley
€60.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Ruth M. Van Dyke is Assistant Professor of Anthropology atColorado College. She directs archaeological research in ChacoCanyon and in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest.She has recently published work in the Journal ofAnthropological Archaeology, Kiva and AmericanAntiquity.
Susan E. Alcock is John H. D'Arms CollegiateProfessor of Classical Archaeology and Classics at the Universityof Michigan. Her publications include Graecia Capta: TheLandscapes of Roman Greece (1993), Pausanias: Travel &Memory in Roman Greece (co-editor, 2001), Empires:Perspectives from Archaeology and History (co-editor, 2001),and Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments andMemory (2002).
Content
Preface.
Notes On Contributors.
1. Archaeologies Of Memory: An Introduction: Ruth M. Van DykeAnd Susan E. Alcock (Colorado College; University Of Michigan).
Part I: Memory Studies With Access To Texts:.
2. Echoes Of Empire: Vijayanagara And Historical Memory,Vijayanagara As Historical Memory: Carla M. Sinopoli (University OfMichigan).
3. Memory's Materiality: Ancestral Presence, CommemorativePractice And Disjunctive Locales: Lynn Meskell (ColumbiaUniversity).
4. Memory Tattered And Torn: Spolia In The Heartland OfByzantine Hellenism: Amy Papalexandrou (Independent Scholar).
5. Glories Of The Past In The Past: Ritual Activities AtPalatial Ruins In Early Iron Age Crete: Mieke Prent (University OfAmsterdam).
6. Concrete Memories: Fragments Of The Past In The Classic MayaPresent (500-100 AD): Rosemary A. Joyce (University Of California,Berkeley).
Part II: Memory Studies In Prehistory:.
7. Creating Memory In Prehistory: The Engraved Slate Plaques OfSouthwest Iberia: Katina T. Lillios (Ripon College).
8. Memory, Mounds, And The Mississippian Argument AgainstStructure: Timothy R. Pauketat And Susan M. Alt (University OfIllinois, Urbana-Champaign).
9. Memory And The Construction Of Chacoan Society: Ruth M. VanDyke (Colorado College).
Part III: Caveats And Commentaries:.
10. The Familiar Honeycomb: Byzantine Era Reuse OfSicily's Prehistoric Rock-Cut Tombs: Emma Blake (StanfordUniversity).
11. The Translation Of Time: Richard Bradley (University OfReading).
Index.
