Destruction and the Rhetoric of Excavation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5772813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Lucas (0000-0003-1619-7955, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-46 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/002936501300177042 |
| OpenAlex | W4236977848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 54 |
| References cited | 19 |
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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| Unique citing works | 54 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,35 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |