The Intangible Elements Of Culture In Ethnoarchaeological Research
by Stefano Biagetti /
2016 / English / PDF
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This volume focuses on the intangible elements of human cultures,
whose relevance in the study of archaeology has often been
claimed but rarely practiced. In this book, the authors
successfully show how the adoption of ethnoarchaeological
perspectives on non-material aspects of cultures can support the
development of methodologies aimed at refining the archaeological
interpretation of ancient items, technologies, rituals,
settlements and even landscape.
This volume focuses on the intangible elements of human cultures,
whose relevance in the study of archaeology has often been
claimed but rarely practiced. In this book, the authors
successfully show how the adoption of ethnoarchaeological
perspectives on non-material aspects of cultures can support the
development of methodologies aimed at refining the archaeological
interpretation of ancient items, technologies, rituals,
settlements and even landscape.
The volume includes a series of new approaches that can foster
the dialogue between archaeology and anthropology in the domain
of the intangible knowledge of rural and urban communities. The
role of ethnoarchaeology in the study of the intangible heritage
is so far largely underexplored, and there is a considerable lack
of ethnoarchaeological studies explicitly focused on the less
tangible evidence of present and past societies. Fresh case
studies will revitalize the theoretical debate around
ethnoarchaeology and its applicability in the archaeological and
heritage research in the new millennium.
The volume includes a series of new approaches that can foster
the dialogue between archaeology and anthropology in the domain
of the intangible knowledge of rural and urban communities. The
role of ethnoarchaeology in the study of the intangible heritage
is so far largely underexplored, and there is a considerable lack
of ethnoarchaeological studies explicitly focused on the less
tangible evidence of present and past societies. Fresh case
studies will revitalize the theoretical debate around
ethnoarchaeology and its applicability in the archaeological and
heritage research in the new millennium.
Over the past decade, ‘intangible’ has become a key word in
anthropological research and in heritage management.
Archaeological theories and methods regarding the explorations of
the meaning and the significance of artifacts, resources, and
settlement patterns are increasingly focusing on non-material
evidence. Due to its peculiar characteristics, ethnoarchaeology
can effectively foster the development of the study of the
intangible cultural heritage of living societies, and highlight
its relevance to the study of those of the past.
Over the past decade, ‘intangible’ has become a key word in
anthropological research and in heritage management.
Archaeological theories and methods regarding the explorations of
the meaning and the significance of artifacts, resources, and
settlement patterns are increasingly focusing on non-material
evidence. Due to its peculiar characteristics, ethnoarchaeology
can effectively foster the development of the study of the
intangible cultural heritage of living societies, and highlight
its relevance to the study of those of the past.