Archaeology of Everyday Lifedoi:10.1146/annurev-anthro-102218-011105Everyday life is critical in the constitution of selves and societies alike. Archaeology, with its attention to material and spatial remains, is in a unique posSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
They also demonstrate how the archaeology of everyday life offers insights into the impact of social change, and how people negotiated their identities and cultural affiliations as individuals and imperial subordinates. 我来说两句 短评 ··· 热门 / 最新 / 好友 还没人写过短评呢 我要写书评 Th...
While studies of monuments and tombs have revealed aspects of everyday Egyptian life, satellite data have filled in some bigger picture details. In the first survey of settlement patterns in the ancient Nile Delta, Parcak’s team discovered that people largely abandoned the region as a result of...
York Museums Trust has this to say: “Seals were a common part of everyday life of Medieval England. They were used by a variety of social classes to authenticate documents such as land agreements, business exchanges, official court documents or charters, which needed a proof of identity or ...
An understanding of these events is important鈥攊t exemplifies how people actually live(d) by addressing their mundane experiences. Further, as practice theory illustrates, these everyday events form the basis of social structure, self, and community. Everyday life is complex, however; these ...
Pompeii continues to amaze. The tragedy that befell the city in AD 79 famously preserved powerful and poignant snapshots of everyday life. From family homes ablaze with flamboyant frescoes to… CWA 125 Farmers in the southern Netherlands found themselves in an enviable position during the Roman per...
to analyze our DNA and find our ancestors’ origin, to walking among ancient monuments embedded in modern cityscapes, visiting museums and archaeological sites, watching adventure movies, or playing video games about mummies coming to life, archaeology touches on many aspects of our everyday life. ...
of the Elephants protected by a multitude of these animals. Walk through the Bayon with its richly decorated galleries of bas-reliefs displaying historic scenes along with depictions of everyday life 1,000 years ago. Crowning the Bayon are tall towers graced with four iconic heads, one facing ...
A 'megalith' - a word first used in 1849 in reference to Stonehenge - is a large stone, and one that was used on its own or with others to create a feature of
This remnant of a Confederate camp, which served as a base for beach patrols prior to the fall of Fort Morgan, provides a rare glimpse of everyday life experienced by common soldiers during periods of relative inactivity between battles. ...