1st Edition

Archaeology and Anthropology Past, Present and Future

Edited By David Shankland Copyright 2012
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

Though archaeologists have long acknowledged the work of social anthropologists, anthropologists have been much less eager to repay the compliment. This volume argues that the time has come to recognise the insights archaeological approaches can bring to anthropology. Archaeology's rigorous approach to evidence and material culture; its ability to develop flexible research methodologies; its... Read more
Introduction: Archaeology and Anthropology: Divorce and Partial ReconciliationDavid Shankland (University of Bristol, UK)Big Revolutions, Two Small Disciplines and SocialismChris Hann (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany)Whose Rights to Which Past? Archaeologists, Anthropologists, and the Ethics of Heritage in the Global Hierarchy of ValueMichael Herzfeld (Harvard University, USA)Archaeology and Anthropology: the state Of the RelationshipIan Hodder (University of Stanford, USA)No More Ancient; No More Human: the Future Past of Archaeology and AnthropologyTim Ingold (Aberdeen University, UK)Sacred Architecture: Archaeological and Anthropological PerspectivesRichard Irvine (University of Cambridge, UK)Life with Things: Archaeology and MaterialityRosemary Joyce (University of California, Berkeley, USA)Archaeological Ethnography: Materiality, Heritage and Hybrid Methodologies Lynn Meskell (Stanford University, USA)The Anthropological Imagination and British Iron Age SocietyPaul Sillitoe (Durham University, UK)The Interdisciplinary Value of SpaceStella Souvatzi (Hellenic Open University/Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Encountering the Past: Unearthing Remnants of Humans in Archaeology and AnthropologyPaola Filippucci (Cambridge University, UK), Joost Fontein (University of Edinburgh, UK), John Harries (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Cara Krmpotich (University of Oxford, UK)Archaeology, Anthropology and Material ThingsJulian Thomas (Manchester University, UK)Index

Biography

David Shankland is Reader in Social Anthropology, University of Bristol, UK