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Reset in Stone - Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens (Paperback)
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Reset in Stone - Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens (Paperback)
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics
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Ancient Athenians were known to reuse stone artifacts,
architectural blocks, and public statuary in the creation of new
buildings and monuments. However, these construction decisions went
beyond mere pragmatics: they were often a visible mechanism for
shaping communal memory, especially in periods of profound and
challenging social or political transformation. Sarah Rous develops
the concept of upcycling to refer to this meaningful reclamation,
the intentionality of reemploying each particular object for its
specific new context. The upcycling approach drives innovative
reinterpretations of diverse cases, including column drums built
into fortification walls, recut inscriptions, monument renovations,
and the wholesale relocation of buildings. Using archaeological,
literary, and epigraphic evidence from more than eight centuries of
Athenian history, Rous's investigation connects seemingly disparate
instances of the reuse of building materials. She focuses on
agency, offering an alternative to the traditional discourse on
spolia. Reset in Stone illuminates a vital practice through which
Athenians shaped social memory in the physical realm, literally
building their past into their city.
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