Researching the Archaeological Past through Imagined Narratives
A Necessary Fiction
Researching the Archaeological Past through Imagined Narratives
A Necessary Fiction
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Description
The contributors use a variety of theoretical arguments to advance the case for the value of a reflexive engagement between archaeology and fiction.They set out to bring together examples of disparate applications and to focus attention on the need for explicit recognition of the problems and possibilities of such approaches.
For both readers and writers of archaeological fiction, this volume discusses in depth the relationship between archaeological scientific writing and narratives based on archaeological discoveries. Between the opening chapter laying out the pitfalls as well as the value of historical fiction, and the concluding summary, essays by authors of archaeological tales provide first-hand perspectives. I recommend this book to both producers and consumers of archaeological fiction.
Sarah Milledge Nelson, Distinguished University Professor, University of Denver
Daniël van Helden is a doctoral student at the University of Leicester, UK. His research focuses on the theory, method and nature of archaeological thinking, specifically the concept of identity, as well as the potential of Fuzzy Set Theory and ontological database approaches for archaeology.
Robert Witcher is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, UK, and the editor of the world archaeology journal Antiquity. His research interests include landscape archaeology with a particular focus on the pre-Roman and Roman periods in Italy and the Mediterranean, where he has explored aspects of ancient settlement, agriculture and demography.