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From Archaeology to Archaeologies: The 'Other' Past

£29.00
Editors:
Anna Simandiraki-Grimshaw and Eleni Stefanou
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310077
Paperback:
107pp. Includes 9 illustrations
ISBN 10:
1407310070
BAR number:
S2409
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
The idea for this volume emerged from critical self-reflection about diverse archaeological practices in a session presented at the 13th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Zadar, Croatia, 2007), in particular the conflicting relationship between the 'mainstream' and the 'alternative'. The field of so-called 'fringe' or 'alternative' archaeology is vast and multifaceted, ranging from pseudoarchaeology, 'bad' archaeology practices, conspiracy theories and claims about lost civilizationsto extraterrestrial cultures, (neo)shamanism, religious and/or nationalist demands. All these agendas have in common the fact that, through their differentiated readings and appropriations of the past, they create solidarities amongst their supporters.