Mark Pluciennik
Biographic Data
| ID | 98647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Pluciennik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Pluciennik |
| SIGNATURE | PLUCIENNIK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 147 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Early Islamic North Africa
This volume proposes a new approach to the Arab conquests and the spread of Islam in North Africa. In recent years, those studying the Islamic world have shown that the coming of Islam was not marked by devastation or decline, but rather by considerable cultural and economic continuity. In North Africa, with continuity came significant change. Corisande Fenwick argues that the establishment of Muslim rule also coincided with a phase of intense ur…
Escaping from the pen
First of all, congratulations to Nick Overton and Yannis Hamilakis for an excellent and stimulating paper, made all the better for including two considered and rich case studies. Though in no way an animal-bone specialist, I find myself in general agreement with their approach, which attempts to persuade zooarchaeologists of the value of engaging further with particular trends within theory in archaeology (and other disciplines) from the last dec…
Thinking Through the Body
Aurelio Burgio. Il paesaggio agrario nella Sicilia ellenistico-romana
Aurelio Burgio. Il paesaggio agrario nella Sicilia ellenistico-romana: Alesa e il suo territorio (Studi e Materiali del Dipartimento di Beni Culturali Sezione Archeologica Universita di Palermo 12). xxxiv+277 pages, 186 illustrations. 2008. Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider; 978-88-8265-483-2 paperback € 210. - Volume 86 Issue 332
‘Fortuitous and wasteful mitigations . . .’
In this fin de siècle moment – or is it closer to a mood of Depression? – the Keynesian idea of expanded government spending is much in vogue. We have been here before. As Shannon Lee Dawdy notes, part of Roosevelt's New Deal in the USA was the famous Civilian Conservation Corps, who performed much archaeology and related work (Maher 2008; Paige 1985). It seems particularly appropriate, then, to repeat a famous quote of Keynes: after all, archaeo…
Forum
(2007). Forum: Making Trouble for Business Ethics. Public Archaeology: Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 124-125
Forum
Foundations of Social Archaeology
Clash of cultures? Archaeology and genetics
This paper examines the ways in which genetic data have been used to interpret the transition to agriculture in Europe over the past two decades, and the relationship of these interpretations to more strictly archaeological explanations. It is suggested that, until recently, those working within the two disciplines have been using not only different data sets and methodologies, but also working within different disciplinary traditions which have …
Archaeologies of Aspiration
A Regional Biological Approach to the Spread of Farming in Europe
This article examines the potential contribution of archaeological human skeletal material, in particular craniometric data, to interpretations of the nature of the transition to farming in Europe. The material is discussed particularly in relation to recent debates about demographic variables and processes and modern genetic frequency patterns. It is suggested that biological morphometrics enables the comparison of ancient populations on a regio…
Rosemary A. Joyce with Robert W. Preucel, Jeanne Lopiparo, Carolyn Guyer & Michael Joyce. The languages of archaeology
Rosemary A. Joyce with Robert W. Preucel, Jeanne Lopiparo, Carolyn Guyer & Michael Joyce. The languages of archaeology: dialogue, narrative, and writing. viii+176 pages, 22 figures. 2002. Oxford & Malden (MA): Blackwell; 0-631-22178-6 hardback £55 & US29.95. - Volume 77 Issue 297
Archaeologies of Recent Rural Sicily and Sardinia
Although there have been increasing amounts of archaeological work carried out in the Mediterranean on Post-Medieval periods, particularly in Greece, historical archaeology in the Anglo-American sense is so far poorly developed in Italy. For many, work on this period is seen as synonymous with the archaeology of capitalism and the growth of world systems. Such concerns require many different scales of analysis and an inter-disciplinary approach. …
History Matters
First of all let me wholeheartedly thank all those who have responded for their helpful comments and careful readings. In this reply I would like first to discuss points dealing with the history of concepts related to ‘hunter-gatherers’, before pursuing the implications for contemporary prehistories. One preliminary note: van de Velde and Bogucki both point to the many advantages of Enlightenment thought (or reason). There are many political and …
The invention of hunter-gatherers in seventeenth-century Europe
Why do we still speak of foragers and farmers? The division of societies into categories including ‘savage’ hunter-gatherers and ‘civilised’ farmers has its roots in seventeenth-century northwestern Europe, but has implications for archaeologists and anthropologists today. Such concepts still provide the frameworks for much intellectual labour including university courses, academic conferences and publications, as well as providing the basis for …
Rock-shelter research in central Sicily
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Archaeology and human genetics
New research fields and areas of scientific specialization often bring division and disciplinary divides. Here Brown & Pluciennik discuss the impact of genetic research on archaeology
Archaeology, anthropology and subsistence
Wherever and whenever one may wish to place the roots of the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology, the subsistence-based categories of savage hunters and civilized farmers still lie at the heart of the division of much contemporary intellectual labour. The sources of these categories can be traced back into the seventeenth century, although they were first systematically related to (pre)history and cultural difference in the mid-eighteenth…
Only connect
We examine the ways in which the variety of voices and multiple networks that constitute field work are reduced in its representation, particularly within the discipline of archaeology. The interrelatedness of structures, constraints and opportunities which constitute the conditions and outcomes of fieldwork raises issues beyond notions of intertextuality and the ethics of representation. The specificity and contingency of ‘the field’ is demonstr…
Archaeological Narratives and Other Ways of Telling
With a few exceptions, archaeologists have been far less concerned with the form of their texts or problems of authorship than have ethnographers. Typically, archaeologies are presented in the form of narratives understood as sequential stories. Approaches to narrative analysis drawn from literary theory, philosophy, and sociology and definitions of characters, events, and plots are examined, together with particular problems these may pose for t…
Radiocarbon Determinations and the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southern Italy
More than 120 radiocarbon determinations which are relevant to the issue of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition are now available from southern Italy. Previous treatments of this topic have tended to concentrate on identifying the earliest Neolithic traits and sites. It is suggested that ideas of the transition are better placed in the context of discussion of the Mesolithic Holocene hunter-gatherers, as well as the introduction of new domesticat…
Archaeology, archaeologists and 'Europe
With changes in political structures, a pan-European dimension is increasing in importance for many archaeologists, because of cultural policy and funding from the Council of Europe and, especially, the European Union. Although nationalist frameworks are currently more important, archaeologists should keep a critical eye on European developments
Late-antique and Byzantine Butrint
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Thinking Through the Body
List of Figures and Tables. List of Contributors. Introduction: Thinking Through the Body Y. Hamilakis, et al. Part 1: Bodies, Selves and Individuals. Introduction S. Tarlow. 1. Archaeology's humanism and the materiality of the body J. Thomas. 2. Body Parts: personhood and materiality in the earlier Manx neolithic C. Fowler. 3. Moralities of dress and the dress of the dead in early medieval Europe J. Bazelmans. 4. The aesthetic corpse in nineteen…
At Home with Others
Archaeological Narratives and Other Ways of Telling
With a few exceptions, archaeologists have been far less concerned with the form of their texts or problems of authorship than have ethnographers. Typically, archaeologies are presented in the form of narratives understood as sequential stories. Approaches to narrative analysis drawn from literary theory, philosophy, and sociology and definitions of characters, events, and plots are examined, together with particular problems these may pose for t…
Archaeology, anthropology and subsistence
Wherever and whenever one may wish to place the roots of the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology, the subsistence-based categories of savage hunters and civilized farmers still lie at the heart of the division of much contemporary intellectual labour. The sources of these categories can be traced back into the seventeenth century, although they were first systematically related to (pre)history and cultural difference in the mid-eighteenth…
A Regional Biological Approach to the Spread of Farming in Europe
This article examines the potential contribution of archaeological human skeletal material, in particular craniometric data, to interpretations of the nature of the transition to farming in Europe. The material is discussed particularly in relation to recent debates about demographic variables and processes and modern genetic frequency patterns. It is suggested that biological morphometrics enables the comparison of ancient populations on a regio…
Radiocarbon Determinations and the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southern Italy
More than 120 radiocarbon determinations which are relevant to the issue of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition are now available from southern Italy. Previous treatments of this topic have tended to concentrate on identifying the earliest Neolithic traits and sites. It is suggested that ideas of the transition are better placed in the context of discussion of the Mesolithic Holocene hunter-gatherers, as well as the introduction of new domesticat…
Archaeologies of Aspiration
The invention of hunter-gatherers in seventeenth-century Europe
Why do we still speak of foragers and farmers? The division of societies into categories including ‘savage’ hunter-gatherers and ‘civilised’ farmers has its roots in seventeenth-century northwestern Europe, but has implications for archaeologists and anthropologists today. Such concepts still provide the frameworks for much intellectual labour including university courses, academic conferences and publications, as well as providing the basis for …
Archaeology, archaeologists and 'Europe
With changes in political structures, a pan-European dimension is increasing in importance for many archaeologists, because of cultural policy and funding from the Council of Europe and, especially, the European Union. Although nationalist frameworks are currently more important, archaeologists should keep a critical eye on European developments
Genetics, archaeology and the wider world
Molecular biology is prompting a renewed interest in genetic histories of ancient peoples. What are the old 'ethnic units' of these modern studies
Archaeology and human genetics
New research fields and areas of scientific specialization often bring division and disciplinary divides. Here Brown & Pluciennik discuss the impact of genetic research on archaeology
Clash of cultures? Archaeology and genetics
This paper examines the ways in which genetic data have been used to interpret the transition to agriculture in Europe over the past two decades, and the relationship of these interpretations to more strictly archaeological explanations. It is suggested that, until recently, those working within the two disciplines have been using not only different data sets and methodologies, but also working within different disciplinary traditions which have …
Archaeologies of Recent Rural Sicily and Sardinia
Although there have been increasing amounts of archaeological work carried out in the Mediterranean on Post-Medieval periods, particularly in Greece, historical archaeology in the Anglo-American sense is so far poorly developed in Italy. For many, work on this period is seen as synonymous with the archaeology of capitalism and the growth of world systems. Such concerns require many different scales of analysis and an inter-disciplinary approach. …
Rock-shelter research in central Sicily
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Late-antique and Byzantine Butrint
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Escaping from the pen
First of all, congratulations to Nick Overton and Yannis Hamilakis for an excellent and stimulating paper, made all the better for including two considered and rich case studies. Though in no way an animal-bone specialist, I find myself in general agreement with their approach, which attempts to persuade zooarchaeologists of the value of engaging further with particular trends within theory in archaeology (and other disciplines) from the last dec…
Interpretative Archaeology
Interpretative Archaeology
Reply to 'Prehistory as Propaganda'
Genetics, archaeology and the wider world
Molecular biology is prompting a renewed interest in genetic histories of ancient peoples. What are the old 'ethnic units' of these modern studies
Late-antique and Byzantine Butrint
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Radiocarbon Determinations and the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southern Italy
More than 120 radiocarbon determinations which are relevant to the issue of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition are now available from southern Italy. Previous treatments of this topic have tended to concentrate on identifying the earliest Neolithic traits and sites. It is suggested that ideas of the transition are better placed in the context of discussion of the Mesolithic Holocene hunter-gatherers, as well as the introduction of new domesticat…
Archaeology, archaeologists and 'Europe
With changes in political structures, a pan-European dimension is increasing in importance for many archaeologists, because of cultural policy and funding from the Council of Europe and, especially, the European Union. Although nationalist frameworks are currently more important, archaeologists should keep a critical eye on European developments
Archaeological Narratives and Other Ways of Telling
With a few exceptions, archaeologists have been far less concerned with the form of their texts or problems of authorship than have ethnographers. Typically, archaeologies are presented in the form of narratives understood as sequential stories. Approaches to narrative analysis drawn from literary theory, philosophy, and sociology and definitions of characters, events, and plots are examined, together with particular problems these may pose for t…
Only connect
We examine the ways in which the variety of voices and multiple networks that constitute field work are reduced in its representation, particularly within the discipline of archaeology. The interrelatedness of structures, constraints and opportunities which constitute the conditions and outcomes of fieldwork raises issues beyond notions of intertextuality and the ethics of representation. The specificity and contingency of ‘the field’ is demonstr…
Rock-shelter research in central Sicily
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Archaeology and human genetics
New research fields and areas of scientific specialization often bring division and disciplinary divides. Here Brown & Pluciennik discuss the impact of genetic research on archaeology
Archaeology, anthropology and subsistence
Wherever and whenever one may wish to place the roots of the disciplines of archaeology and anthropology, the subsistence-based categories of savage hunters and civilized farmers still lie at the heart of the division of much contemporary intellectual labour. The sources of these categories can be traced back into the seventeenth century, although they were first systematically related to (pre)history and cultural difference in the mid-eighteenth…
History Matters
First of all let me wholeheartedly thank all those who have responded for their helpful comments and careful readings. In this reply I would like first to discuss points dealing with the history of concepts related to ‘hunter-gatherers’, before pursuing the implications for contemporary prehistories. One preliminary note: van de Velde and Bogucki both point to the many advantages of Enlightenment thought (or reason). There are many political and …
The invention of hunter-gatherers in seventeenth-century Europe
Why do we still speak of foragers and farmers? The division of societies into categories including ‘savage’ hunter-gatherers and ‘civilised’ farmers has its roots in seventeenth-century northwestern Europe, but has implications for archaeologists and anthropologists today. Such concepts still provide the frameworks for much intellectual labour including university courses, academic conferences and publications, as well as providing the basis for …
Rosemary A. Joyce with Robert W. Preucel, Jeanne Lopiparo, Carolyn Guyer & Michael Joyce. The languages of archaeology
Rosemary A. Joyce with Robert W. Preucel, Jeanne Lopiparo, Carolyn Guyer & Michael Joyce. The languages of archaeology: dialogue, narrative, and writing. viii+176 pages, 22 figures. 2002. Oxford & Malden (MA): Blackwell; 0-631-22178-6 hardback £55 & US29.95. - Volume 77 Issue 297
Archaeologies of Recent Rural Sicily and Sardinia
Although there have been increasing amounts of archaeological work carried out in the Mediterranean on Post-Medieval periods, particularly in Greece, historical archaeology in the Anglo-American sense is so far poorly developed in Italy. For many, work on this period is seen as synonymous with the archaeology of capitalism and the growth of world systems. Such concerns require many different scales of analysis and an inter-disciplinary approach. …
Archaeologies of Aspiration
A Regional Biological Approach to the Spread of Farming in Europe
This article examines the potential contribution of archaeological human skeletal material, in particular craniometric data, to interpretations of the nature of the transition to farming in Europe. The material is discussed particularly in relation to recent debates about demographic variables and processes and modern genetic frequency patterns. It is suggested that biological morphometrics enables the comparison of ancient populations on a regio…
Foundations of Social Archaeology
Clash of cultures? Archaeology and genetics
This paper examines the ways in which genetic data have been used to interpret the transition to agriculture in Europe over the past two decades, and the relationship of these interpretations to more strictly archaeological explanations. It is suggested that, until recently, those working within the two disciplines have been using not only different data sets and methodologies, but also working within different disciplinary traditions which have …
Forum
(2007). Forum: Making Trouble for Business Ethics. Public Archaeology: Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 124-125
Forum
‘Fortuitous and wasteful mitigations . . .’
In this fin de siècle moment – or is it closer to a mood of Depression? – the Keynesian idea of expanded government spending is much in vogue. We have been here before. As Shannon Lee Dawdy notes, part of Roosevelt's New Deal in the USA was the famous Civilian Conservation Corps, who performed much archaeology and related work (Maher 2008; Paige 1985). It seems particularly appropriate, then, to repeat a famous quote of Keynes: after all, archaeo…
Thinking Through the Body
Aurelio Burgio. Il paesaggio agrario nella Sicilia ellenistico-romana
Aurelio Burgio. Il paesaggio agrario nella Sicilia ellenistico-romana: Alesa e il suo territorio (Studi e Materiali del Dipartimento di Beni Culturali Sezione Archeologica Universita di Palermo 12). xxxiv+277 pages, 186 illustrations. 2008. Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider; 978-88-8265-483-2 paperback € 210. - Volume 86 Issue 332
Escaping from the pen
First of all, congratulations to Nick Overton and Yannis Hamilakis for an excellent and stimulating paper, made all the better for including two considered and rich case studies. Though in no way an animal-bone specialist, I find myself in general agreement with their approach, which attempts to persuade zooarchaeologists of the value of engaging further with particular trends within theory in archaeology (and other disciplines) from the last dec…
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