Archaeologies of Memory

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Free Download Archaeologies of Memory By Ruth M. Van Dyke, Susan E. Alcock (eds.)
2003 | 246 Pages | ISBN: 0631235841 | PDF | 3 MB
A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographical areas, Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text that presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation. Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. Brings together essays from both anthropological and classical archaeologists. Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures and time periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoric American Southwest.Content: Chapter 1 Archaeologies of Memory: An Introduction (pages 1-14): Ruth M. Van Dyke and Susan E. AlcockChapter 2 Echoes of Empire: Vijayanagara and Historical Memory, Vijayanagara as Historical Memory (pages 15-33): Carla M. SinopoliChapter 3 Memory's Materiality: Ancestral Presence, Commemorative Practice and Disjunctive Locales (pages 34-55): Lynn MeskellChapter 4 Memory Tattered and Torn: Spolia in the Heartland of Byzantine Hellenism (pages 56-80): Amy PapalexandrouChapter 5 Glories of the Past in the Past: Ritual Activities at Palatial Ruins in Early Iron Age Crete (pages 81-103): Mieke PrentChapter 6 Concrete Memories: Fragments of the Past in the Classic Maya Present (500-1000 AD) (pages 104-125): Rosemary A. JoyceChapter 7 Creating Memory in Prehistory: The Engraved Slate Plaques of Southwest Iberia (pages 126-150): Katina T. LilliosChapter 8 Mounds, Memory, and Contested Mississippian History (pages 151-179): Timothy R. Pauketat and Susan M. AltChapter 9 Memory and the Construction of Chacoan Society (pages 180-200): Ruth M. Van DykeChapter 10 The Familiar Honeycomb: Byzantine Era Reuse of Sicily's Prehistoric Rock?Cut Tombs (pages 201-220): Emma BlakeChapter 11 The Translation of Time (pages 221-227): Richard Bradley


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