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Considering Creativity: Creativity, Knowledge and Practice in Bronze Age Europe (Paperback)
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Considering Creativity: Creativity, Knowledge and Practice in Bronze Age Europe (Paperback)
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Creativity is embedded in human history. Indeed, it is impossible
to understand material change and the development of the new
without invoking creativity. The location, exploration and analysis
of creativity should therefore be of particular concern to
archaeologists. This volume engages with this challenge by focusing
on the outcomes of creativity - material culture - and an
exploration of creative practice. The European Bronze Age provides
a useful focus for discussions of the outcomes of creativity
because in this period we see the development of new and
pre-existing materials that we take for granted today, in
particular textiles and bronze. We also see new ways of working
with existing materials, such as clay, to create novel forms. In
both new and existing materials it is frequently possible to see
the growth of technical skill, to produce complex forms and
elaborate decorated surfaces. The papers in this volume view Bronze
Age objects through the lens of creativity in order to offer fresh
insights into the interaction between people and the world, as well
as the individual and cultural processes that lie behind creative
expression. Many have their origin in the international conference
Creativity: An Exploration Through the Bronze Age and Contemporary
Responses to the Bronze Age held at Magdalene College, University
of Cambridge in 2103 as part of the HERA-funded project Creativity
and Craft Production in Middle and Late Bronze Age Europe.
Contributions span the early to late Bronze Age, deal with a range
of materials including textiles, metal, and ceramics, and reflect
on data from across the continent including Iberia, Scandinavia,
Central and Eastern Europe. This breadth illustrates the
wideranging importance and applicability of creativity as an
heuristic concept. The volume further develops a range of
theoretical and methodological directions, opening up new avenues
for the study of creativity in the past.
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