Follow the Cut, Follow the Rhythm, Follow the Material

Bibliographic Data

ID6095202
AuthorsMatt Edgeworth (0000-0002-9375-0753, University of Leicester, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume45
Issue1
Pages76-92
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00293652.2012.669995
OpenAlexW2073461272
LanguageEN
Citations received48

Archaeologists do not have to look to external theory to kick-start the interpretation of material remains. Greater confidence can be placed in the meanings which emerge from our most basic encounters with archaeological evidence, which impart a direction and trajectory to research from the very outset – realigning applied ideas and giving impetus to new intellectual currents. Such emergent meanings already have intrinsic movement and vibrancy, deriving from a strong grounding in an unfolding material world opened up through excavation and direct contact with things. This paper explores the ways in which archaeologists follow the rhythms and flows of cuts, artefacts and other material entities

Aesthetics · Art · Rhythm · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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