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The Archaeology of Art - Materials, Practices, Affects (Paperback)
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The Archaeology of Art - Materials, Practices, Affects (Paperback)
Series: Themes in Archaeology Series
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How can archaeologists interpret ancient art and images if they do
not treat them as symbols or signifiers of identity? Traditional
approaches to the archaeology of art have borrowed from the history
of art and the anthropology of art by focusing on iconography,
meaning, communication and identity. This puts the archaeology of
art at a disadvantage as an understanding of iconography and
meaning requires a detailed knowledge of historical or ethnographic
context unavailable to many archaeologists. Rather than playing to
archaeology's weaknesses, the authors argue that an archaeology of
art should instead play to archaeology's strength: the material
character of archaeological evidence. Using case studies -
examining rock art, figurines, beadwork, murals, coffin
decorations, sculpture and architecture from Europe, the Americas,
Asia, Australia, and north Africa -the authors develop an
understanding of the affective and effective nature of ancient art
and imagery. An analysis of a series of material-based practices,
from gesture and improvisation to miniaturisation and gigantism,
assembly and disassembly and the use of distinctions in colour
enable key concepts, such as style and meaning, to be re-imagined
as affective practices. Recasting the archaeology of art as the
study of affects offers a new prospectus for the study of ancient
art and imagery.
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