ABSTRACT
This chapter moves beyond mere representation and the idea that things are passive, and instead offers a narrative of the Four knocks complex that is more compositional and collaborative. Representational approaches are used in archaeology is not a bad thing; for instance, they are integral to fieldwork. Some researchers approach data with the expectation that all things represent things not present invisible and intangible conceits. In such models, materials are passive and inert, patiently waiting for meanings to be overlaid onto them by thoughtful people. One could bypass scientific realism and appreciate more experiential modes of being. In a similar vein, and with some Neolithic passage tombs from Ireland, here we will move along and through some things in the world. Such an approach is stimulated by reactions to the dominance of representational narratives within archaeology. For a less subjective interpretation, it may be because they form dense optical patterns, which can cause the neurovisual system to malfunction.
