Craft Theory in Prehistory

Case Studies from the Mesolithic of Britain and Ireland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11002004
AutoresBrian Elliott (0000-0002-2456-1983, University College Dublin, autor de correspondencia), Ben Elliott
Año2019
Volumen85
Páginas161-176
Fecha de publicación2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaProceedings of the Prehistoric Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0079-497X • E-ISSN: 2050-2729
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/ppr.2019.9
OpenAlexW2980861057
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias 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