We are all archaeologists now -- Debatable lands. A northern stage ; Relics and witnesses ; Durat opus vatum ; The antiquary ; Roman boots ; Itinerary and natural history ; The living and the dead ; Media, representation, and mise-en-scène ; Topology and time ; Collectors and conservators -- An archaeological narratology -- The archaeological imagination
Summary
"This book provides perspective revealing the intellectual, historical and practical depths of archaeology's embedded role within cultural production. Presenting archaeology as creative practice, Shanks frees the archaeological sensibility from its dependence on positivistic science to enjoy the riches of transdisciplinary creativity.-"Ian Alden Russell, curator, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University. --Book Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index
