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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781970003321

Autore

Carver M. O. H.

Titolo

Making archaeology happen : design versus dogma / / Martin Carver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-42503-3

1-315-42504-1

1-315-42505-X

1-61132-026-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Philosophy

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Methodology

Archaeologists

Antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of; Preface; Chapter 1: A Visit to the Ancestors; Chapter 2: Mega, Macro, Micro, Nano: Dialogues with Terrain; Chapter 3: On the Streets: Archaeologists and Society; Chapter 4: Design on Tour; Chapter 5: From Procurement to Product: A Road Map; Chapter 6: Making Archaeology Happen; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

'Archaeology is for people' is the theme of this book. Split between the academic and commercial sectors, archaeological investigation is also deeply embedded in the needs of local communities, making it simultaneously an art, science and social science.  Such a multi-disciplinary discipline needs special methods and creative freedom, not repetitive responses. Carver argues that commercial procedures and academic theory are both suffocating creativity in fieldwork. He'd like to see us bring much more diversity and technical ingenuity to every opportunity, and maintains this is more a matter of