Sentient Archaeologies

Global Perspectives on Places, Objects, and Practice

Courtney Nimura, Rebecca O’Sullivan, Richard Bradley

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Oxbow Books
01 July 2023

European history; Archaeology by period & region; Environmental archaeology

Archaeology in the past century has seen a major shift from theoretical frameworks that treat the remains of past societies as static snapshots of particular moments in time to interpretations that prioritise change and variability. Though established analytical concepts, such as typology, remain key parts of the archaeologist's investigative toolkit, data-gathering strategies and interpretative frameworks have become infused progressively with the concept that archaeology is living, in the sense of both the objects of study and the discipline as a whole. The significance for the field is that researchers across the world are integrating ideas informed by relational epistemologies and mutually constructive ontologies into their work from the initial stage of project design all the way down to post-excavation interpretation.

This volume showcases examples of such work, highlighting the utility of these ideas to exploring material both old and new. The illuminating research and novel explanations presented contribute to resolving long-standing problems in regional archaeologies across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Oceania. In this way, this volume reinvigorates approaches taken towards older material but also acts as a springboard for future innovative discussions of theory in archaeology and related disciplines.

AUTHORS: Courtney Nimura is Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Curator of Later European Prehistory at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lecturer at Magdalen College, and Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research ranges from later prehistoric art to maritime archaeology in Europe.

Rebecca O'Sullivan is a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018. Her research explores the rock art and archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age eastern Eurasia, with a focus on interactions between China, Korea, and Japan.

Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University and an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University.

Edited by: Courtney Nimura, Rebecca O’Sullivan, Richard Bradley
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781789259322
ISBN 10: 1789259320
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 July 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Courtney Nimura is Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Curator of Later European Prehistory at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lecturer at Magdalen College, and Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research ranges from later prehistoric art to maritime archaeology in Europe. Rebecca O’Sullivan is a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018. Her research explores the rock art and archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age eastern Eurasia, with a focus on interactions between China, Korea, and Japan. Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University and an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Archaeology at Oxford. Recent publications include: Maritime Archaeology on Dry Land (2022), Temporary Palaces (2021), A Comparative Study of Rock Art in Later Prehistoric Europe (2020), The Prehistory of Britain and Europe (revised edition 2019), and A Geography of Offerings (2016).

Reviews for Sentient Archaeologies: Global Perspectives on Places, Objects, and Practice

""[T]he essays in this volume are a testimony of the incredible intellectual journey that has made Chris Gosden one of the leading figures of contemporary archaeology, inspiring students and scholars alike with his brilliant ideas about sentient archaeologies.""-- ""Journal of Anthropological Research""