Droping the Trowel: Three Discourses and One Creative Archaeology

Q3 Arts and Humanities

AP Arqueologia Publica Pub Date : 2017-03-08 DOI:10.23914/AP.V6I0.132

José Antonio Mármol Martínez

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Archaeology offers insight into the values of the contemporary world. From three separate discourses, which address different temporalities and sites, an overarching archaeological narrative has been established, which reflects the role of art and heritage in artistic destruction; education and archaeology as an educational and social tool; and materiality (in the present case, the Chinese pottery sherds in Al-Andalus) in the interpretations and acts of archaeologists. The visual values of archaeology and the role of the archaeological imagination to unify disparate archaeological practices will be explored here. The permeability of the spheres of archaeology and art allow us to explore both archaeological and artistic practices, as well as reflect on universal convictions and on the potentiality of archaeological practice to intervene in social contexts. With all this, archaeology acquires relevance insofar as it is a practice that is able to address the problems of the present day. In line with the so-called ‘creative archaeologies’, with their experimentation and creation of artistic works (in this case photographic), this paper aims to reflect on new ways to ‘see’ archaeology, which has never been more necessary.

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放下泥铲:三种话语和一种创造性考古学

考古学提供了对当代世界价值观的洞察。从三个不同的论述（涉及不同的时间和地点）中，建立了一个总体的考古叙事，反映了艺术和遗产在艺术破坏中的作用；作为教育和社会工具的教育和考古；以及考古学家的解释和行为中的物质性（在本案中，是安达卢斯的中国陶器碎片）。这里将探讨考古学的视觉价值以及考古学想象力在统一不同考古实践方面的作用。考古和艺术领域的渗透性使我们能够探索考古和艺术实践，并反思普遍的信念和考古实践干预社会环境的潜力。有了这一切，考古学就有了相关性，因为它是一种能够解决当今问题的实践。根据所谓的“创造性考古学”，通过他们对艺术作品的实验和创作（在本例中为摄影），本文旨在反思“看待”考古学的新方法，这是前所未有的必要。

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AP Arqueologia Publica Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)

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期刊介绍： AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal devoted exclusively to Public Archaeology. Edited by JAS Arqueología, it is freely distributed online in order to enable easy access to research and debates, and to spread the growing realm that is starting to settle into everyday archaeological practice. The aim of this journal is to explore the multiple relations between Archaeology and Society. Archaeology is generally understood as the study of past societies from their remains, and Public Archaeology is the study of the relations between Archaeology and Society in every aspect of daily life (social, economic and political). We are talking about the present of Archaeology and the different issues that surround and affect it. Below is a list of key topics covered: -The economic and political impact of Archaeology. -Archaeology as Popular Culture. -The history and development of Archaeology as a professional activity. -Theoretical issues around the publicity of Archaeology. -The image of Archaeology. -Legal issues affecting archaeological practice and the illicit trade of antiquities. -The presentation of Archaeology to the public. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of topics, which is why the criteria for the preliminary selection of papers are subject to the topic. This journal has been created with the desire to become a reference in the field of Public Archaeology. Therefore, we encourage all of you working within the realm of Public Archaeology to share your thoughts, experiences and ideas in this open medium for the development of Public Archaeology.