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Since early discoveries of so-called Celtic Art during the 19th
century, archaeologists have mused on the origins of this major art
tradition, which emerged in Europe around 500 BC. Classical
influence has often been cited as the main impetus for this new and
distinctive way of decorating, but although Classical and Celtic
Art share certain motifs, many of the design principles behind the
two styles differ fundamentally. Instead, the idea that Celtic Art
shares its essential forms and themes of transformation and animism
with Iron Age art from across northern Eurasia has recently gained
currency, partly thanks to a move away from the study of motifs in
prehistoric art and towards considerations of the contexts in which
they appear. This volume explores Iron Age art at different scales
and specifically considers the long-distance connections, mutual
influences and shared 'ways of seeing' that link Celtic Art to
other art traditions across northern Eurasia. It brings together 13
papers on varied subjects such as animal and human imagery,
technologies of production and the design theory behind Iron Age
art, balancing pan-Eurasian scale commentary with regional and site
scale studies and detailed analyses of individual objects, as well
as introductory and summary papers. This multi-scalar approach
allows connections to be made across wide geographical areas,
whilst maintaining the detail required to carry out sensitive
studies of objects.
Archaeology with Art is the result of a 2013 Theoretical
Archaeology Group (TAG) conference session that aimed to merge the
perspectives of artists and archaeologists on making art. It
explores the relationship between archaeology and art practice, the
interactions between materials and practitioners, and the processes
that result in the objects and images we call 'art'. The book
offers new approaches to the study of creative practices in
archaeology, ranging from experimental investigations to
philosophical explorations and contains a diverse set of papers
that use insights from contemporary art practice to examine the
making of past artworks.
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