From Stonehenge to Las Vegas: Archaeology as Popular Culture

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Rowman Altamira, 2005 - 185 pages
Indiana Jones. Lara Croft. Archaeologist as folk hero, detective, treasure hunter. The meaning of things below the surface. The life history of Stonehenge. Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel. Copies of artifacts as contemporary kitch. The connections between archaeology and contemporary culture are endless. Cornelius Holtorf merges archaeological and cultural theory to take readers on an erudite tour of these intersections, using wide-ranging examples and compelling images to support his often controversial theses. Deliberately blurring the borders between past people and present meanings, this ambitious project seeks no less than the redefinition of the term "archaeology." Equal parts amusing, infuriating, and provocative, this work will interest students and teachers in archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and human geography, as well as professionals in heritage management and museums.
 

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Archaeology and Popular Culture
1
Below the Surface
16
The Archaeologist in the Field
39
Interpreting Traces
60
Past Meanings
78
Contemporaneous Meanings
92
Authenticity
112
The Past as a Renewable Resource
130
Archaeoappeal
150
Bibliography
161
Index
177
About the Author
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À propos de l'auteur (2005)

Cornelius Holtorf (born 1968) is assistant professor in the Institute of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Lund, Sweden. He gained his doctoral degree from the University of Wales with a study of the life history of megalithic monuments in Northeast Germany. After stints as an academic teacher and researcher at the University of Wales (Lampeter), Goteborg, and Cambridge, and a two-year Marie Curie Fellowship at the Swedish National Heritage Board in Stockhom, he moved to his current post at Lund. His research interests include the portrayal of archaeology in popular culture, excavations investigating the life history of megaliths at Monte da Igreja in southern Portugal, and the archaeology of zoos. He is the author of many academic papers and the "living" electronic monograph Monumental Past(2000-2004), and coeditor of Archaeology and Folklore (1999) and Philosophy and Archaeological Practice (2000).

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TitreFrom Stonehenge to Las Vegas: Archaeology as Popular Culture
From Stonehenge to Las Vegas: Archaeology as Popular Culture, Cornelius Holtorf
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
AuteurCornelius Holtorf
Éditionillustrée
ÉditeurRowman Altamira, 2005
ISBN0759102678, 9780759102675
Longueur185 pages
  
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