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Ancient Graffiti in Context (Paperback)
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Ancient Graffiti in Context (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History
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Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain
underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence.
They include a great variety of texts and images written or drawn
inside and outside buildings, in public and private places, on
monuments in the city, on objects used in daily life, and on
mountains in the countryside. In each case they can be seen as
actively engaging with their environment in a variety of ways.
Ancient Graffiti in Context interrogates this cultural phenomenon
and by doing so, brings it into the mainstream of ancient history
and archaeology. Focusing on different approaches to and
interpretations of graffiti from a variety of sites and
chronological contexts, Baird and Taylor pose a series of questions
not previously asked of this evidence, such as: What are graffiti,
and how can we interpret them? In what ways, and with whom, do
graffiti communicate? To what extent do graffiti represent or
subvert the cultural values of the society in which they occur? By
comparing themes across time and space, and viewing graffiti in
context, this book provides a series of interpretative strategies
for scholars and students of the ancient world. As such it will be
essential reading for Classical archaeologists and historians
alike.
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