Archaeology of Movement

The Archaeology of Movement discusses movement in the past, including the relationships between mobility and place, moving bodies and material culture, and the challenges of studying past movement.

List of contents

Preface; 1 Movement and the archaeological record; 2 Mobile methods; 3 Mobile bodies and objects; 4 At the crossroads; 5 Becoming mobile

About the author

Oscar Aldred is a Member of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and works for the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, both part of the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. His main research interests are in landscape archaeology, excavation, and archaeological method and theory, as well as the archaeology of the North Atlantic and the UK.

Summary

The Archaeology of Movement discusses movement in the past, including the relationships between mobility and place, moving bodies and material culture, and the challenges of studying past movement.

Product details

• Authors: Oscar Aldred
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367195397
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19539-7
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology