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Experiencing the Past: On the Character of Archaeology

By Michael Shanks

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1991
ISBN
0415055849, 9780415055840, 9780203973639
LCC
CC165 .S436 1991
Open Library ID
OL1537440M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3072684 bytes)
Series
Material Cultures
Edition
1
Pages
201\201
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-11-21 21:13:21

Description

In Experiencing the Past, Michael Shanks explores the character of archaeology, reclaiming the sentiment and feeling which is often lost in a purely academic approach to the subject. Shanks considers the key concerns of archaeology in the 1990s: the debates surrounding heritage and cultural identity as well as the controversy over scientific objectivity and the validity of different claims to the past. The result is the portrayal of archaeology as a field of human discernment and understanding, which promotes a critical engagement with the material past.

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