Author : Rebecca O'Sullivan
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781407315133
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (151 download)
Book Synopsis Archaeological Approaches to Breaking Boundaries by : Rebecca O'Sullivan
Download or read book Archaeological Approaches to Breaking Boundaries written by Rebecca O'Sullivan and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2017 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conferences 2015-2016 This volume brings together two Graduate Archaeology at Oxford (GAO) conferences held in 2015-2016 to present the work of early-career researchers from across the globe. The papers cover a range of periods and regions, but all share the focus of bridging boundaries, whether these are theoretical, methodological or geographic. Some contributors traverse traditional divisions between subjects by integrating computational approaches with early excavation data or archaeology with historical sources to produce 'thick interpretations' of the past. Several papers approach the past as a bilateral process, examining how people shaped and were in return shaped by their interactions with the world around them. In addition, many authors have directly tackled the modern political divides that influence our research. Building on a strong tradition of novel approaches and interdisciplinary methods, these proceedings present current research on directly tackling issues of division head on.