Why archaeology today? What archaeology today? . Material traces and absences of the past as cultural signs of the present

This paper questions archaeology as a practice that, by unearthing and interpreting the signs of the past, leaves its own traces on the present of a site, a district, a community. Archaeology can be used to do so by different stakeholders, through the creation of discontinuity both in a region’s lan...

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Main Author: Mauro Puddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Limoges 2022-02-01
Series:Actes Sémiotiques
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Online Access:https://www.unilim.fr/as/7485