Archaeology, Theory and the Middle Ages (Paperback)

This volume of collected essays is intended as a demonstration of the ways in which a theoretically informed archaeology significantly enhances our understanding of the early middle ages (indeed of the past more generally). It begins from the premise that theory must be worked though in data (abstract theorising conjures up only ahistorical pictures of the past) and applies a consistent and contemporary body of theory (broadly characterised as 'post-processual) in a series of case-studies. These essays, which address some of the key issues in contemporary archaeology (identity, the appropriation/destruction of the past, gift exchange, object biographies, the influence of our present on the construction of the past, the impact of texts on past societies), are linked by a series of discussions which serve both to update the arguments and to create a continuous and coherent narrative. The result is therefore much more than the sum of the parts and will be of interest not just to scholars of the early middle ages, but to archaeologists and historians more generally.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	John Moreland
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-3689-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-7156-3689-8
Barcode:	9780715636893

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