Inauthentic Archaeologies: Public Uses and Abuses of the Past - Softcover

Lovata, Troy R

 
9781598740110: Inauthentic Archaeologies: Public Uses and Abuses of the Past
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1598740113 ISBN 13: 9781598740110
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine. In this concise, student-friendly look at the public appropriation of archaeology, Troy Lovata examines outright hoaxes, fanciful re-creations, artistic representations, commercial enterprises, and discredited replicas of the past. The book explores examples from around the world and across time to help readers understand how the past becomes social currency for both professional archaeologists and the public at large. Lovata addresses central questions of authenticity, ownership of the past, and the use of archaeology by everyone from artists to multinational corporations. Examples include the Piltdown Hoax, replica Anasazi cliff dwellings at Manitou Springs, Colorado, reconstructed Spanish torreons, and playful Stonehenge replicas. Student exercises, cartoons, interviews, and illustrations add to the pedagogical value of this concise, fascinating work for students in introductory archaeology classes.

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Troy R Lovata,

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1598740113
ISBN 13 
9781598740110
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
168

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