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Archaeologies of Memory

By Ruth M. Van Dyke , Susan E. Alcock (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2003
ISBN
9780631235842, 9780470774304
DOI
10.1002/9780470774304
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2562623 bytes)
Pages
246\246
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00

Description

A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographical areas, Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text that presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation. Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. Brings together essays from both anthropological and classical archaeologists. Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures and time periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoric American Southwest.Content: Chapter 1 Archaeologies of Memory: An Introduction (pages 1–14): Ruth M. Van Dyke and Susan E. AlcockChapter 2 Echoes of Empire: Vijayanagara and Historical Memory, Vijayanagara as Historical Memory (pages 15–33): Carla M. SinopoliChapter 3 Memory's Materiality: Ancestral Presence, Commemorative Practice and Disjunctive Locales (pages 34–55): Lynn MeskellChapter 4 Memory Tattered and Torn: Spolia in the Heartland of Byzantine Hellenism (pages 56–80): Amy PapalexandrouChapter 5 Glories of the Past in the Past: Ritual Activities at Palatial Ruins in Early Iron Age Crete (pages 81–103): Mieke PrentChapter 6 Concrete Memories: Fragments of the Past in the Classic Maya Present (500–1000 AD) (pages 104–125): Rosemary A. JoyceChapter 7 Creating Memory in Prehistory: The Engraved Slate Plaques of Southwest Iberia (pages 126–150): Katina T. LilliosChapter 8 Mounds, Memory, and Contested Mississippian History (pages 151–179): Timothy R. Pauketat and Susan M. AltChapter 9 Memory and the Construction of Chacoan Society (pages 180–200): Ruth M. Van DykeChapter 10 The Familiar Honeycomb: Byzantine Era Reuse of Sicily's Prehistoric Rock?Cut Tombs (pages 201–220): Emma BlakeChapter 11 The Translation of Time (pages 221–227): Richard Bradley

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