Critique of Archaeological Reason
3. Notes

Notes to Chapter 9. The physical record

– May 2023

9.1 Disposition
9.2 Conservation
9.3 Restoration
9.4 Reconstruction
9.5 Storage of movable items
9.6 Curation
9.7 Access
9.8 The site as a book
      9.8.1 Staging the past
      9.8.2 Scholarly concerns


9.1 Disposition

  1. Compare in Lucas 2001 Destruction, the notion of excavation as displacement rather than destruction and to the concept of disposition proposed here.

    – [ Laerke Recht, September 2014]

  2. Architecture left standing: Jingchen 2006 Large- Scale Archaeological Sites.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

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9.2 Conservation

  1. Matero 2006 Making Archaeological Sites, Matero 2008 Heritage Conservation And Archaeology.

  2. Montella 2009 Valore E Valorizzazione.

  3. Conservation strategy, see Ashurst 2007 Conservation Of Ruins.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

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9.3 Restoration

  1. For the walls see Palace AP - Conservation; for the perceptual advantage of a vessel restoration, see about the a/iltanni.

  2. For the superposition of projected version of a restored image upon the damaged original, see the successful experiment at de Raemy 1999 Chillon.

  3. For Abu Simbel, see Allais 2013 Abu Simbel.

    – [ Laerke Recht, March 2016]

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9.4 Reconstruction

  1. An excellent example of a conceptual reconstruction model is the research by Margueron on second stories and on lighting…

  2. Examples of partial reconstruction: London Bridge different reconstruction of original.

  3. For the upper Paleolithic caves of Lascaux and Altamira see Bahn 2012 Cave.

  4. See Chauvet (Cave website), an excellent comprehensive website about Chauvet Cave and the cave replica.

  5. A new replica is under construction at Lascaux (Lascaux 4). An excellent website (http://www.projet-lascaux.com/en/lascaux-4 illustrates the project, which is due to open to the public in the near future.

  6. Chauvet Cave: James 2016 Replication For Chauvet Cave; cf. Chauvet (Cave website).

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

  7. Considerations on reconstruction: Stone & Planel 1999 Constructed Past.

    – [ Laerke Recht, August 2016]

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9.6 Curation

  1. See e.g. Bennett 2004 Pasts Beyond Memory.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

  2. See Jameson & Baugher 2007 Past Meets Present.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

  3. See Mc Manus 2000 Archaeological Displays.

    – [ Laerke Recht, August 2016]

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9.7 Access

  1. On visitors, users and “open archaeology”, see World Archaeology 44.4, e.g. Beck & Neylon 2012 Open Archaeology, Huggett 2012 Representation In E- Archaeology and Lake 2012 Open Archaeology.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

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9.8 The site as a book

  1. Starzmann & Roby 2016 Excavating.

  2. See also Shanks & Tilley 1992 Re- Constructing, Ch. 4.

    – [August 2016]

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9.8.1 Staging the past
  1. On staging: Karlssonandgustafsson 2006 Heritage Clans.

    – [ Laerke Recht, July 2016]

  2. See also Olsen &al 2012 Things.

    – [ Laerke Recht, August 2016]

  3. Cf. Pearson & Shanks 2001 Theatre Archaeology.

    – [ Laerke Recht, August 2016]

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9.8.2 Scholarly concerns
  1. Matero 2006 Making Archaeological Sites.

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