Archaeology of Us and the Local Identity. An Interdisciplinary Context

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ID11388151
AuthorsOlgierd Ławrynowicz (0000-0003-3663-9183, University of Lodz, corresponding author)
Year2019
Issue34
Pages45-57
Publication date2019-12-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Archaeologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0208-6034 • E-ISSN: 2449-8300
PublisherUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/0208-6034.34.03
OpenAlexW3010691247
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

In this paper, the Author presents the semantic and methodological scope and characteristics of a new field the archaeology of the contemporary past. In his opinion the essence of the archaeology of the contemporary past is best conveyed by the term archaeology of us, which refers to the relationships between individuals or communities and their own material heritage. Due to the community and local dimension of archaeology of the contemporary past, an important source in this field is oral tradition, which is obtained and analysed during ethnographic interviews. The author refers to his own experience, gained during many years of research in the Polish Jurassic Highland, and indicates the importance and research effectiveness of incorporating the methodology of ethnographic research into the perspective of archaeology of the contemporary past

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Ethnography · Field (mathematics · Field research · Identity (music · Material culture · Perspective (graphical · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies

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