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Engaging Archaeology
25 Case Studies in Research Practice
Stephen W. Silliman (Edited by)
9781119240501, Wiley
Hardback, published 2 February 2018
280 pages
25.4 x 18.3 x 2 cm, 0.635 kg
"Central to the vibrancy of this collection is voice. The chapters are clearly narratives, not academic tomes." "This volume is a refreshing read for all archaeological researchers, and a must for those just beginning their archaeological careers. It is a book I wish I had been able to read sooner. The case studies are fascinating in themselves, but, accompanied by the less frequently shared experiences of the researchers—both the highs and lows—their value is increased. Authors offer advice on how to enjoy the process of research, rather than its culmination in print (Anna Agbe-Davies), and the importance of drinking tea and shifting methodologies in dismantling the colonial power structures upon which an archaeologist may stand (Uzma Rizvi). The message that echoes throughout the volume is to remain flexible and learn how to value failure, for the experience of the archaeologist, as Arkush states, 'is always getting it wrong, but a little less wrong than before.'" (Antiquity 2020 Vol. 94 (377): 1387-1394, New Book Chronicle, Claire Nesbitt)
—Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d’archéologie 45:98-100 (2021)
Bringing together 25 case studies from archaeological projects worldwide, Engaging Archaeology candidly explores personal experiences, successes, challenges, and even frustrations from established and senior archaeologists who share invaluable practical advice for students and early-career professionals engaged in planning and carrying out their own archaeological research. With engaging chapters, such as ‘How Not to Write a PhD Thesis on Neolithic Italy’ and ‘Accidentally Digging Central America's Earliest Village’, readers are transported to the desks, digs, and data-labs of the authors, learning the skills, tricks of the trade, and potential pit-falls of archaeological fieldwork and collections research. Case studies collectively span many regions, time periods, issues, methods, and materials. From the pre-Columbian Andes to Viking Age Iceland, North America to the Middle East, Medieval Ireland to remote north Australia, and Europe to Africa and India, Engaging Archaeology is packed with rich, first-hand source material. Unique and thoughtful, Stephen W. Silliman’s guide is an essential course book for early-stage researchers, advanced undergraduates, and new graduate students, as well as those teaching and mentoring. It will also be insightful and enjoyable reading for veteran archaeologists.
List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Notes on Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xix 1 Engaging Archaeology: An Introduction and a Guide 1 Part I Landscapes, Settlements, and Regions 13 2 Climbing Hillforts and Thinking about Warfare in the Pre]Columbian Andes 15 3 Losing Control in the American Southwest: Collaborative Archaeology in the Service of Descendant Communities 23 4 Getting It Wrong for All the Right Reasons: Developing an Approach to Systematic Settlement Survey for Viking Age Iceland 31 5 Archaeological Projects in India: Decolonizing Archaeological Research, Assessing Success, and Valuing Failure 41 6 Lifeways of the First Australians: Regional Archaeology in the Remote North of Australia 51 7 The Kuril Biocomplexity Project: Anatomy of an Interdisciplinary Research Program in the North Pacific 61 8 Listen for the Echo of Drums Across the Water: Rock Art Sites as Engaged Community Research in Ontario, Canada 71 9 The Heart of Lightness: Doing Archaeology in the Brazilian Central Amazon 79 Part II Sites, Households, and Communities 87 10 Household Archaeology at the Community Scale? Refining Research Design in a Complex Polynesian Chiefdom 89 11 Research Spaces from Borderland Places – Late Woodland Archaeology in Southern Ontario 99 12 Ethnoarchaeology of Pottery in Tigray, Ethiopia: Engaging with Marginalized People 109 13 Integrating Paleoethnobotany in Investigations of Spanish Colonialism in the American Southwest 119 14 Framing Local History with Global Archaeological Lenses in Osun Grove, Nigeria 127 15 Rooting in New England: Archaeologies of Colonialism, Community, and Collaboration 135 16 Accidentally Digging Central America’s Earliest Village 143 17 Slouching Towards Theory: Implementing Bioarchaeological Research at Petra, Jordan 151 18 In Archaeology, “You Get What You Get,” and Most of the Time What You Get Is Unexpected: Investigating Paleoindians in Western North America 159 19 Archaeologies of a Medieval Irish Castle: Thinking about Trim 169 Part III Materials, Collections, and Analyses 179 20 Dr. Stage]Love, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Dissertation on Race, Pipes, and Classification in the Chesapeake 181 21 Lessons Learned in Seriating Maya Pottery 189 22 The Bones from the Other Tell: Zooarchaeology at Çatalhöyük West 199 23 Disrupting Fixed Narratives: Researching Colonial Dress and Identity in Museum Collections 209 24 Reverse Engineering in Prehistory: The Neolithic Bow of La Draga, Spain 219 25 Learning about Learning in Ice Age France through Stone Tools: An Intersectional Feminist Approach without Gender 227 26 How Not to Write a PhD Thesis: Some Real]Life Lessons from 1990s Michigan and Prehistoric Italy 235 Index 245
Stephen W. Silliman
Elizabeth Arkush
Matthew Liebmann
John M. Steinberg, Douglas J. Bolender, and Brian N. Damiata
Uzma Z. Rizvi
Jane Balme
Ben Fitzhugh
John William Norder
Eduardo G. Neves
Jennifer G. Kahn
Neal Ferris
Diane Lyons
Heather B. Trigg
Akinwumi Ogundiran
Stephen W. Silliman
Rosemary A. Joyce
Megan A. Perry
Ted Goebel
Tadhg O’Keeffe
Anna S. Agbe]Davies
Lisa J. LeCount
David Orton
Diana DiPaolo Loren
Juan A. Barceló, Vera Moitinho de Almeida, Oriol López-Bultó, Antoni Palomo, and Xavier Terradas
Kathleen Sterling
John Robb
Subject Areas: Archaeology [HD]
