Ethnographies of Archaeological Practice

Collection of original studies on the contemporary practice of archaeology as a professional and scholarly endeavor.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Multiple Origins, Development and Potential of Ethnographies of Archaeology Chapter 2 Sites of Knowledge: Different Ways of Knowing an Archaeological Excavation 3 The Mutual Constitution of Natural and Social Identities During Archaeological Fieldwork 4 A Linguistic Anthropologist's Interest in Archaeological Practice 5 Reflecting Upon Archaeological Practice: Multiple Visions of a Late Paleolithic Site in Germany 6 Pictures, Ideas, and Things: The Production and Currency of Archaeological Images 7 Studying Archaeological Fieldwork in the Field: Views from Monte Polizzo 8 Digging the Dirt: Excavation as a Social Practice 9 Realisafiction: A Day of Work at Everybody-Knows-Land 10 Landscapes of Disciplinary Power: An Ethnography of Excavation and Survey at Leskernick, UK Chapter 11 Histories, Identity and Ownership: An Ethnographic Case Study in Archaeological Heritage Management in the Orkney Islands 12 Among Totem-Poles and Clan Power in Tanum, Sweden: An Ethnographic Perspective on the Communicative Artifacts of Heritage Management 13 Amazonian Archaeology and Local Identities 14 Conjunctures in the Making of an Ancient Maya Archaeological Site 15 Complicit Agendas: Ethnography of Archaeology as Ethical Research Practice