In Experiencing the Past Michael Shanks presents an animated exploration of the character of archaeology and reclaims the sentiment and feeling which are so often lost in purely academic approaches.
Introduction; Prelude: The Visit; Part 1 Archaeological Method; Chapter 1 Trees and Gardens; Part 2 Archaeological Interests; Chapter 2 Desire and Metaphor; Chapter 3 Perfume and Violence; Part 3 The Encounter with the Past; Chapter 4 What is the Archaeological Past?; Chapter 5 Wallington Hall; Chapter 6 Experience and the Past; Chapter 7 Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland; Part 4 Working Archaeology; Chapter 8 The Craft of Archaeology; Chapter 9 An Archaeological Poetics; Chapter 10 Death and the Domestic;
`This is a brave and pioneering attempt to explore new territory, and it provokes many questions.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
Alexandra Alexandri, Victor Buchli, John Carman, Ian Hodder, Jonathan Last, Gavin Lucas, Michael Shanks, UK) Buchli, Victor (University College London, UK University College London, London, ENG University College London, UK) Carman, John (University of Birmingham, Iceland) Lucas, Gavin (University of Iceland
Gabriella Giannachi, Nick Kaye, Michael Shanks, UK) Giannachi, Gabriella (University of Exeter, UK) Kaye, Nick (University of Exeter, USA) Shanks, Michael (Stanford University
Gabriella Giannachi, Nick Kaye, Michael Shanks, UK) Giannachi, Gabriella (University of Exeter, UK) Kaye, Nick (University of Exeter, USA) Shanks, Michael (Stanford University
William L Rathje, Michael Shanks, Christopher Witmore, USA) Rathje, William L (University of Arizona, USA) Shanks, Michael (Stanford University, USA) Witmore, Christopher (Texas Tech University, William L. Rathje