How can pottery studies contribute to the study of medieval
archaeology? How do pots relate to documents, landscapes and
identities? These are the questions addressed in this book which
develops a new approach to the study of pottery in medieval
archaeology. Utilising an interpretative framework which focuses
upon the relationships between people, places and things, the
effect of the production, consumption and discard of pottery is
considered, to see pottery not as reflecting medieval life, but as
one factor which contributed to the development of multiple
experiences and realities in medieval England. By focussing on
relationships we move away from viewing pottery simply as an object
of study in its own right, to see it as a central component to
developing understandings of medieval society. The case studies
presented explore how we might use relational approaches to
reconsider our approaches to medieval landscapes, overcome the
methodological and theoretical divisions between documents and
material culture and explore how the use of objects could have
multiple implications for the formation and maintenance of
identities. The use of this approach makes this book not only of
interest to pottery specialists, but also to any archaeologist
seeking to develop new interpretative approaches to medieval
archaeology and the archaeological study of material culture.
General
Imprint: |
Oxbow Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Ben Jervis
|
Dimensions: |
270 x 170mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
979-88-88570-58-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
X2Y-PSW-JGU-2 |
Barcode: |
9798888570586 |
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