Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice
In this paper we propose an operative social theory that eliminates the need for a pre-defined regional context or spatio-temporal social entities like social system, culture, society or ethnic group. The archaeological object in a microarchaeological approach is not a closed and homogeneous social...
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Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet
2002-12-01
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In this paper we propose an operative social theory that eliminates the need for a pre-defined regional context or spatio-temporal social entities like social system, culture, society or ethnic group. The archaeological object in a microarchaeological approach is not a closed and homogeneous social totality, but rather the structurating practices, the regulative actions operating in a field ofhumans and things. In order to address these issues more systematically, we discuss social action, materialities and the constitution of archaeological evidence. Sartre's concept of serial action implies that materialities and social agency are integrated elements in the structuration process. We suggest that such patterns of action can be partially retrieved from the fragmented material evidence studied by the archaeologist.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e18bacd0ea8245c19ede99bf4128192d2023-03-24T02:26:35ZengSvenska Arkeologiska SamfundetCurrent Swedish Archaeology1102-73552002-39012002-12-0110110.37718/CSA.2002.02Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social PracticePer Cornell0Fredrik Fahlander1Department of Archaeology, Gothenburg UniversityDepartment of Archaeology, Gothenburg University In this paper we propose an operative social theory that eliminates the need for a pre-defined regional context or spatio-temporal social entities like social system, culture, society or ethnic group. The archaeological object in a microarchaeological approach is not a closed and homogeneous social totality, but rather the structurating practices, the regulative actions operating in a field ofhumans and things. In order to address these issues more systematically, we discuss social action, materialities and the constitution of archaeological evidence. Sartre's concept of serial action implies that materialities and social agency are integrated elements in the structuration process. We suggest that such patterns of action can be partially retrieved from the fragmented material evidence studied by the archaeologist. https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/865agencySartremortuary practiceslandscaperegionNW Argentina |
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| title | Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice |
| title_full | Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice |
| title_fullStr | Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice |
| title_short | Microarchaeology, Materiality and Social Practice |
| title_sort | microarchaeology materiality and social practice |
| topic | agency Sartre mortuary practices landscape region NW Argentina |
| url | https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/865 |
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