Age as Artefact

On Archaeological Authenticity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID18985294
AutoresC Holtorf (0000-0002-0557-9651, University of Gothenburg, autor de correspondencia), Tim Schadla‐hall (University College London), Tim Schadla-Hall
Año1999
Volumen2
Número2
Páginas229-247
Fecha de publicación1999-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/146195719900200205
OpenAlexW4236274178
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas15

Authenticity is frequently seen as crucial in archaeology. In this paper, we examine the nature of authenticity and question by implication whether so much attention should be given to determining the actual age and thus the genuineness of archaeological objects. We show that numbers of authenticated objects are potentially fakes. There is an acceptance that many archaeological sites and reconstructions are not actually really old, although the acceptability of this view depends on one's flexibility towards the concept of authenticity. It is clear that the public does not necessarily put the same value on genuineness as do archaeologists. We suggest that certain aspects of the past have always been a potentially renewable resource. We suggest that a more relaxed approach to genuineness and authenticity is acceptable today and is already accepted by the public as consumers of the past

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