Defining the Fringe of Contemporary Australian Archaeology - Pyramidiots, Paranoia and the Paranormal (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

Popular culture has often presented a mythologised version of archaeology that at times misinforms the general public about broader academic intentions. The fantastic and bizarre continue to capture the public imagination, so that while archaeological teams excavate, survey and record, they occupy the same geographic locations as ghost tour operators and seekers of the supernatural. Not only does archaeology operate within the same geography as modern mythology, but widespread access to technology, from satellite imagery to GPS data, means that enthusiastic amateurs can partake in their own investigations. With limited landscape identification training, an enthusiasm for discovery and strange cultural biases, fringe operators have utilised new technologies to justify old fallacies through variant forms of amateur archaeology.This collection draws on the wealth of work currently being undertaken by contemporary archaeologists in Australia, from rock art observations to art/archaeology experiments and even space archaeology. It explores archaeology on the edge, contextualising the fringe dwellers that operate on the periphery of accepted academia. It also looks at contemporary archaeological theory and practice in relation to these fringe operators, developing approaches toward interaction, in contrast to the more common reaction of repudiation. The relationship between the accepted centre and the outer edge in contemporary archaeological practice and theory unveils much about popular misconceptions and how archaeological spaces can be overlaid with variant mythological and cultural interpretations.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2018
Editors:	Darran Jordan • Rocco Bosco
Dimensions:	212 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	185
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-5275-0391-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General
LSN:	1-5275-0391-7
Barcode:	9781527503915

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