Archaeologists and the Dead

Archaeologists and the Dead
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 486
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780198753537
ISBN-13 : 0198753535
Rating : 4/5 (535 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Archaeologists and the Dead by : Howard Williams

Download or read book Archaeologists and the Dead written by Howard Williams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the relationship between archaeologists and the dead, through the many dimensions of their relationships: in the field (through practical and legal issues), in the lab (through their analysis and interpretation), and in their written, visual and exhibitionary practice--disseminated to a variety of academic and public audiences. Written from a variety of perspectives, its authors address the experience, effect, ethical considerations, and cultural politics of working with mortuary archaeology. Whilst some papers reflect institutional or organizational approaches, others are more personal in their view: creating exciting and frank insights into contemporary issues that have hitherto often remained "unspoken" among the discipline. Reframing funerary archaeologists as "death-workers" of a kind, the contributors reflect on their own experience to provide both guidance and inspiration to future practitioners, arguing strongly that we have a central role to play in engaging the public with themes of mortality and commemoration, through the lens of the past. Spurred by the recent debates in the UK, papers from Scandinavia, Austria, Italy, the US, and the mid-Atlantic, frame these issues within a much wider international context that highlights the importance of cultural and historical context in which this work takes place.


Archaeologists and the Dead Related Books

Archaeologists and the Dead
Language: en
Pages: 486
Authors: Howard Williams
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume addresses the relationship between archaeologists and the dead, through the many dimensions of their relationships: in the field (through practical
Life in Early Medieval Wales
Language: en
Pages: 528
Authors: Nancy Edwards
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-07-23 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Research for and the writing of this book was funded by the award of a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship. The period c. AD300—1050, spanning the coll
Digging into the Dark Ages
Language: en
Pages: 366
Authors: Howard Williams
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-27 - Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What does the ‘Dark Ages’ mean in contemporary society? Tackling public engagements through archaeological fieldwork, heritage sites and museums, fictional
Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Georgia Henley
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-05-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how
Femina
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Janina Ramirez
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-02-28 - Publisher: Harlequin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *A "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must Read* A groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been writt