Archaeology at Home
Notes on Things, Life and Time
by Hein B. Bjerck
Paperback (Published)
(July 2022)
ISBN: 9781800500730
6.14 x 9.21 inches
Price: $29.95
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Hardback (Published)
(July 2022)
ISBN: 9781800500723
6.14 x 9.21 inches
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A deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things. It explores the notion that things themselves “remember” when left by “their” people.
Archaeology at Home takes a deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things, exploring the notion that things themselves “remember” when left by “their” people and illustrating how the integration of humans and things involves connections running all the way from the present into deep time. Combining methods from contemporary and deep-time archaeology and balancing scholarly archaeology with personal narrative, the author presents three case studies of homes all intimately known to him – the home of his father after his abrupt passing, the home of his uncle that was lost in a fire, and a Stone Age home he excavated many years ago. This evocative approach to archaeologies of memory will be appreciated by professional archaeologists as well as members of the general public who are drawn to the study of the past and things that connect us with it.
Table of contents
List of Figures vii-xiv
Acknowledgements xv-xvii
Humans and Non-humans that Found their Way into this Book xix-xxiv
- When does the Past Begin? 3-322
- My Father’s Things 35-69
- Scorched Memories from My Uncle’s Burnt Home 73-114
- A Home from the Deep Past 117-146
- Things, Memories, Life and Time 149-195
End Matter
Notes 199-203
Photo Credits 204
References 205-210
About the Author 211
- By (author) Hein B. Bjerck
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