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Book SynopsisArchaeology has always been marked by its particular care, obligation, and loyalty to things. This title considers the myriad ways that archaeologists engage with things in order to craft stories, both big and small, concerning our relations with materials and the nature of the past.
Trade Review"Illuminating... Recommended." -- A. B. Kehoe, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Choice "The messages found in The Discipline of Things should resonate across the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and material culture studies, attracting readers ranging from traditional material culture researchers to those with a postprocessualist tendency." -- Thomas E. Emerson American Journal of Archaeology "Genuinely thoughtful about the nature (or natures) of archaeology ... refreshingly original." Journal of Anthropological Research
Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: Caring about Things 2. The Ambiguity of Things: Contempt and Desire 3. Engagements with Things: The Making of Archaeology 4. Digging Deep: Archaeology and Excavation 5. Things in Translation: Documents and Imagery 6. Futures for Things: Memory Practices and Digital Translation 7. Timely Things: From Argos to Mycenae and Beyond 8. Making and the Design of Things: Human Being and the Shape of History 9. Getting on with Things: A Material Metaphysics of Care References Index
