Hoards as collections

Re-examining the Snettisham Iron Age hoards from the perspective of collecting practice

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3165192
AutoresJody Joy (0000-0001-8029-7817, University of Cambridge, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen48
Número2
Páginas239-253
Fecha de publicación2016-03-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2016.1152197
OpenAlexW2287723525
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas48

In this article it is argued that past examination of hoards and hoarding has concentrated too much on the moment of deposition to the detriment of the period of collection and accumulation of material that preceded it. An alternative perspective on prehistoric hoarding is proposed that concentrates on the processes by which objects were collected and assembled to form hoards and parallels are drawn with recent research examining how museum collections were formed. These ideas are applied to a case study which re-examines the material from the well-known Iron Age hoards from Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, as an example of how approaching hoards as collections can provide fresh insights on the practices of collecting and hoarding

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Feeding behavior · Geography · Hoarding (animal behavior · Parallels · Period (music · Perspective (graphical · Prehistory · Visual arts · Zoology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Engineering · History