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Philosophy and Archaeological Practice. Perspectives
for the 21st Century
Edited by Cornelius Holtorf and Håkan Karlsson
The volume presents seventeen articles which confront and illuminate issues of philosophy and archaeological practice. Each article presents a concrete example of what a particular body of theory can offer for the practice of archaeology, ranging from new interpretations of past material culture and innovative ways of presenting results, to improvements of heritage management, new fieldwork techniques and better strategies in the politics of the discipline. The volume has an open dialogical form where each paper are commented.
April 2000: 320 pp: figs. & illus. ISBN 91-973713-0-0, Pb:
It's about Time. The Concept of Time in Archaeology
Edited by Håkan Karlsson
The four papers presented in this book discusses questions connected to the views of time, advocated both by present archaeological interpreters, as well as by prehistoric actors. They highlight the circumstance that, despite the fact that time is a basic concept in archaeology, the content of this concept is usually viewed as quite unproblematic. As the contributions in this book shows, the content of the concept of time is more complex than the common view let us know.
Mars 2001: 80 pp: illus. ISBN 91-973713-1-9, Pb:
An Archaeology of Hell. Fire, Water and Sin in Christianity
By Terje Oestigaard
The book investigates how and why Hell originated. Hell is the eternal crematorium and Purgatory is Hell of limited duration. The torturous Hell as we know it does not exist in the Bible, but common people created this image based on lived experience. The witch burning is crucial in this process because it illuminated the most gruesome horror and destiny for humans: to die on the pyre. The pains of Hell were visualised and burnt into human minds. Sins could be purged by fire or purified by water. Once the real, evil Hell was constructed, theologians had to solve the interrelatedness between the different purifying agents and the heinousness of the sins.
May 2003: 138 pp: illus. ISBN 91-973713-5-1, Pb:
Swedish Archaeologists on Ethics
Edited by Håkan Karlsson
Today there is a growing understanding in western archaeology of the circumstance that the way in which we practice archaeology affects people situated outside the discipline in various ways, and that there are social and moral responsibilities connected to our different activities. Swedish Archaeologists on Ethics gathers – and unites – Swedish archaeologists, with different theoretical positions, for a common purpose. Namely, the wish to make a contribution to the important discussion of archaeology’s – and archaeologists – moral and ethical responsibilities in the present societal context. Swedish Archaeologists on Ethics contains 18 papers demonstrating the wide range of moral/ethical issues inherent in contemporary archaeology, and it present Swedish views on these issues. This means, that the book also shows that there are more voices – than the UK and the US based ones – to be heard in archaeology’s theoretical discussions, not at least when it comes to the issue of archaeological moral/ethics.
April 2004: 390 pp: illus. ISBN 91-973713-7-8, Pb:
Bronze Age Identities: Costume, Conflict and Contact in Northern Europe 1600-1300BC
By Sophie Bergerbrandt
South Scandinavian Bronze Age research has traditionally focused on the male sphere, while women have seldom been seriously considered or analysed in terms of their roles, power or influences on society. In Bronze Age Identities this imbalance is addressed through discussing the evidence for gender relations, social structures and identity. The topic is approached with the use of various case studies from different areas of Northern Europe and from a variety of angels (e.g. costume and appearance, age, violence, long distance contacts), always drawing on the rich material from burials. In a fruitful manner Bronze Age Identities certainly challenges a number of taken for granted and stereotypes concerning Bronze Age society.
May 2007: 232 pp: illus. ISBN 91-85411-03-5, Pb: