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5111 ARCHAEOLOGY AND
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3111 Some classicists deal with the ancient world as if archaeological evidence
4 other than art and architecture is of little relevance to their work. This can
5 mean that territories or subjects for which there is little textual evidence can
6 be marginalized or not studied at all. Similarly, many historical archaeolo-
7 gists, dissatisfied with their ancillary role, assert that material evidence for
8 the ancient world can and should be studied independently.
9 Though efforts are being made in some quarters to erode these discipli-
20111 nary boundaries, in others they have e increasingly fossilized, and rifts
1 within subjects are leading to the development of ever more isolated new
2 sub-disciplines. While representatives of each different specialism may
3 believe they have found the path to historical truth, the real truth is that
4 the straitjackets of these divisions – whether generations old or fashionably
5111 novel – are stifling innovation, creativity and the possibility of illuminating
6 the past with all the knowledge at our disposal.
7 This collection of pieces from a wide range of contributors explores in
8 detail the separation of the human past into history, archaeology and their
9 related sub-disciplines. Each piece challenges the validity of this separation
30111 and asks how we can move to a more holistic approach. While the focus is
1 on the ancient world, particularly Greece and Rome, the lessons that emerge
2 are significant for the study of any time and place.
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4 Eberhard W. Sauer is lecturer in classical archaeology at the School of
5 History and Classics, University of Edinburgh. He is also an honorary lecturer
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7 Previously he was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Keble College
8 and the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford.
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