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Destruction and the Rhetoric of Excavation

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ID5772813
AuthorsGavin Lucas (0000-0003-1619-7955, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume34
Issue1
Pages35-46
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/002936501300177042
OpenAlexW4236977848
LanguageEN
Citations received54
References cited19

In this paper a recurrent perception of archaeological excavation as destruction is addressed. By examining this rhetoric in discourses about fieldwork in the UK, the theoretical issues implicit in its use are examined, issues that affect not only Britain but also other European countries and beyond. Tying it into notions of the archaeological record and the archaeological resource, the traditional model of the archaeological process is found to be problematic and an alternative perspective is presented which characterizes fieldwork in a radically different way, through the concept of displacement. Considered as a materializing practice, the processes of excavation and archiving are examined in new ways

Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Excavation · Linguistics · Perception · Perspective (graphical) · Resource (disambiguation) · Rhetoric · Tying · Visual arts · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Philosophy

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Citations per year2,35
Citation span2003 - 2026 (24)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53
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