Changing people and things
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23664166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel J Crellin (0000-0002-8297-1083, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 98-125 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Change and Archaeology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315232850-5 |
| OpenAlex | W3022846305 |
| ISBN | 9781315232850 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This chapter considers how the concept of biography has been deployed in archaeology as a way to understand change. The chapter does two things: it both explores how biography has been deployed as a narrative technique, metaphor, methodology, and theoretical approach in archaeology and it argues that both humans and things are constantly changing. Osteobiography, lifecycle, and life course approaches to the study of how people change are considered and object biography, itinerary, and multiple biography approaches to the study of how objects change are discussed. A sword fragment from the Isle of Man is explored as a case study that highlights how objects are in constant motion and always enmeshed in relations with people and the wider world.
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |