Mhairi Maxwell (AGES, University of Bradford) m.l.maxwell@brad.ac.uk Patrick Hadley (Enkyad Heritage Media) patrick@enkyadheritagemedia.co.uk This archaeolog reviews the session ‘An Artful Integration: Possible Futures for Archaeology and Creative Work’ which took place at TAG Bristol on December 17th 2010 and brought together archaeologists, artists, performers, composers and digital media creatives. The formal session summary further details…
fields of production
The Complexity of Making within Disciplinary Traditions: Some Considerations of Ingold’s “The Textility of Making” in Archaeological Production Contexts
Elizabeth Murphy, Brown University In a recent article entitled “The Textility of Making,” Tim Ingold deconstructs what he describes as the hylomorphic model of creation (2010). This model views the material world according to conceptions of matter and form and tends to perceive material as static, finished products of preconceived human thought. In response to…
On Archaeology, Teaching and Excavation Practice: An interview with Peter Carne
Peter Carne, Archaeological Services, Durham University, UK Archaeolog: Peter, you are the manager of Archaeological Services Durham University and you are currently running excavations at Binchester, a Roman Fort just above the River Wear near Bishop Auckland. This year the project involves university students from Durham, Stanford, Texas Tech, and a host of other colleges…
Archaeologists should grapple with the anthropocene too…
In its complex reflexivities, its multiple feedback loops, and its inextricable entanglement of nature and culture, the anthropocene is a geological epoch like no other. The difficult task of understanding it should not be left entirely to biochemists, geologists, climatologists and other natural scientists. Archaeologists should grapple with the anthropocene too…..
A conversation on the state of archaeology in Tunisia
Nejib Ben Lazreg, Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia Archaeolog: what are the pressing issues facing archaeology in Tunisia today? Ben Lazreg: First of all, conservation. Rapid economic development has occurred over the last 30 years. The quality of live is changing. People are building more and more houses in step with the state investing in…
Fields of artifacts: archaeology of contemporary scientific discovery
The times when artifacts come to light – the moments of discovery as it were – are crucial moments in that they precipitate discussion and argument amongst scientists about what is real and what is not, what is natural and what is artificial, how the artifacts got to be there, how to interpret them, and what to do about them.