Broad Down, Devon

Archaeological and Other Stories

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2390950
AutoresD C Harvey (0000-0002-1499-8751, University of Exeter, autor de correspondencia), David Harvey (0000-0003-3703-7336, University of Exeter)
Año2010
Volumen15
Número3
Páginas345-367
Fecha de publicación2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183510373984
OpenAlexW2111877100
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas48

This article explores the knowledge construction process of an archaeological site in East Devon, UK. Bouncing off an oral historical account of the site that seems to run against scientific truth claims, the author investigates the story of how knowledge of the site has developed over the last two centuries. Building on previous work that explores the history and practice of archaeology, the article opens up questions of what counts as evidence. Then, taking a cue from more recent work that suggests a more dynamic and open-ended engagement with the landscape, the article turns to examine how the meaning of a site can be made and remade. As part of this endeavour, questions of what as well as who can 'speak' are examined and some space is opened up for the agency of 'minor figures', both human and non-human

Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Epistemology · Linguistics · Material culture · Meaning (existential · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Philosophy