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Working with Memory in the Archaeology of Modern Conflict [PDF]

, 2010
The aim of this article is to situate archaeological approaches to modern conflicts within a framework of conflict memory and commemoration. A critical appreciation of historical archaeology as a commemorative practice requires a firm grounding in memory
Moshenska, G
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Evolution and Material Culture

Current Swedish Archaeology, 2009
In this paper the authors argue that the renewed interest in cultural evolution in archaeology may have a fundamental effect on the taxonomies employed and the role of archaeology as a discipline.
Jan Apel, Kim Darmark
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WINE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND VERNACULAR TYPOLOGIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN IBERIA: THREE CASE STUDIES IN ALENTEJO AND ANDALUSIA [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
In the Mediterranean scenery of the south-western Iberian Peninsula, vineyards and wine-making have consistently been key pieces of the man-made cultural landscape, influencing urban design and even housing.
A. C. Rosado, A. C. Rosado, J. M. Aladro-Prieto, M. T. Pérez-Cano   +3 more
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Archaeological practices, knowledge work and digitalisation [PDF]

, 2018
Defining what constitute archaeological practices is a prerequisite for understanding where and how archaeological and archaeologically relevant information and knowledge are made, what counts as archaeological information, and where the limits are ...
Huggett, Jeremy, Huvila, Isto
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Are We There Yet? A Review and Assessment of Archaeological Passive Airborne Optical Imaging Approaches in the Light of Landscape Archaeology

Geosciences, 2017
Archaeologists often rely on passive airborne optical remote sensing to deliver some of the core data for (European) landscape archaeology projects.
Geert J. Verhoeven
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Past practices: rethinking individuals and agents in archaeology [PDF]

, 2008
Archaeologists who seek to examine people's roles in past societies have long assumed, consciously or unconsciously, the existence of individuals. In this study, we explore various concepts and dimensions of ‘the individual’, both ethnographic and ...
Knapp, A.B., van Dommelen, P.
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Materiality, Nonlinearity, and Interpretive Openness in Contemporary Archaeogames

Eludamos, 2022
Drawing inspiration from discussions on the relationship between archaeology and video games (“archaeogaming”), this article argues that contemporary games address three central concepts of archaeological theory: the uncertain materiality of ...
Marco Caracciolo
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Collaborative and competitive strategies in the variability and resiliency of large-scale societies in Mesoamerica [PDF]

, 2018
Examinations of the variation and duration of past large-scale societies have long involved a conceptual struggle between efforts at generalization and the unraveling of specific trajectories. Although historical particulars are critical to understanding
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Do Archaeological Cultures Exist?

Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2013
Archaeological culture still persists as a basic analytical and interpretative concept in Serbian archaeology despite criticism. This paper presents a formal view of archaeological cultures and explores the epistemological implications of this ...
Marko Porčić
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Pottery Production in Egypt: the chaîne opératoire as a Heuristic Tool

Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2017
The main steps in the production of pottery are well known and are often similar across much of the world. However, the loci of production where such steps took place, namely the workshops/workspaces, have traditionally attracted less attention from ...
Paul Nicholson
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