ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1991, this is the first book-length exploration of post-structuralist discourse theory in archaeology. It tackles the most basic problem of historical and archaeological analysis - the relationship between text and artefact – in an analysis of prehistoric art fusing theory and the practice of interpretation to create a fresh framework for understanding the relationship between past and present. Focusing on a collection of rock carvings from northern Sweden, the author shows how alternative conceptualizations of the material from structuralist, hermeneutic and structural-Marxist frameworks substantially alter our understanding of their meaning and significance. Engaging readers in an interpretive process, this book is for specialists in archaeology, anthropology, art history and cultural studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |92 pages
Reading a Materiaol Text
chapter 1|6 pages
Motifs and Rapids
chapter 2|7 pages
Nämforsen through the Eyes of HallstrÖm
chapter 3|27 pages
Locating a Grammar
chapter 4|15 pages
Why Nämforsen?
chapter 5|20 pages
Design Form
chapter 6|9 pages
Mobile Space, Arrested Time
chapter 7|6 pages
Related Texts
part II|86 pages
Mediating the Text