Abstract
In this chapter, we discuss the entangled threads that link archaeological and artistic attempts to decipher the stuff of which the past is made, building up from the collaborative experience of two scholars who are also creative artists.
The first part of this chapter reviews recent work on the meaning of archaeological imagination, highlighting the potential of paratactic approaches to the past. We then investigate the impact that imagination and art might have on archaeological research, addressing the multifaceted challenges of representing and interpreting the past within and outside an academic context.
The first part of this chapter reviews recent work on the meaning of archaeological imagination, highlighting the potential of paratactic approaches to the past. We then investigate the impact that imagination and art might have on archaeological research, addressing the multifaceted challenges of representing and interpreting the past within and outside an academic context.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Researching the Archaeological Past through Imagined Narratives |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Necessary Fiction |
| Editors | Daniël van Helden, Robert Witcher |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 210-237 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032081939 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Archaeological imagination
- Art and Archaeology