I attach below the outline for a session at this year's TAG in Lampeter.
Details of TAG can be found at:
http://www.lamp.ac.uk/ARCHAEOLOGY/tag/index.htm
SESSION TITLE:
ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT THE FRONT:
THEORETICAL & METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF BATTLEFIELD ARCHAEOLOGY
Organisers:
Martin Brown, East Sussex County Council
Dr John Carman, University of Cambridge <[log in to unmask]>
Battlefields first burst onto the archaeological scene after research at
the Little Bighorn site in the USA in the 1980s proved the value of
archaeological approaches to the study of historic warfare. Although not
the earliest battlefield archaeology in the 20th century (work at
Aljubarotta in Portugal preceded it by nearly 30 years and at Marston Moor
by 10), the Little Bighorn research and projects like it have led to a
massive growth in interest in battlefields and warfare generally over the
past decade. This rise in interest has been reflected in conferences and in
publications, in TV shows and popular books, and in a number of ongoing
projects across the world.
This session will provide a forum where the rise of battlefield archaeology
as a specialist area of practice can be assessed for the contributions it
has made to archaeological methodology and theory. We invite contributions
from active researchers into warfare in the past of all periods to
consider:
· what theoretical and methodological concerns are most useful in the study
of warfare practice in any period
· what (if any) new developments have emerged out of battlefield work -
whether directly or indirectly
· what contribution battlefield archaeology can make to a growing concern
for radical and politically-aware archaeologies
· the relevance of historic research on battlefields to prehistoric
research on warfare, and vice versa
· battlefield research as 'public' and 'community archaeology'
· re-enactment as interpretation
· the value of battlefield archaeology (or any separate 'archaeology of
warfare') as a specialist area of research
Please respond with paper proposals to John Carman at <[log in to unmask]>. We
look forward to hearing from you.
Dr John Carman
Affiliated Lecturer
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3DZ, UK
Tel: +44 1223 333323
Fax: +44 1223 333503
Email: [log in to unmask]
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