Craft Theory in Prehistory

Case Studies from the Mesolithic of Britain and Ireland

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ID11002004
AutoresBrian Elliott (0000-0002-2456-1983, University College Dublin, autor correspondente), Ben Elliott
Ano2019
Volume85
Páginas161-176
Data de publicação2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoProceedings of the Prehistoric Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0079-497X • E-ISSN: 2050-2729
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/ppr.2019.9
OpenAlexW2980861057
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas48

This paper reflects critically on the use of the term ‘craft’ within prehistoric archaeology and its recent rise to prominence within a variety of analytical contexts. Having briefly evaluated the way in which prehistorians employ craft, it moves on to consider the potential value that Craft Theory, a growing interdisciplinary body of literature relating to practices of making, might hold for thinking about prehistoric material culture within an archaeological context. Three case studies originating from Mesolithic Britain and Ireland are used as a vehicle to explore some of this potential in practice, before a broader discussion reflects on these initial efforts and sketches out other areas of interest for future research. The picture which emerges from this discussion is one of promise, within which prehistorians simultaneously draw from, and contribute towards, the ongoing interdisciplinary debates on craft in contemporary society

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Craft · Geography · Mesolithic · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Variety (cybernetics · Anthropology · Computer Science · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History