From trench to press. Session abstract for TRAC 2020, Split, Croatia
Kaja Stemberger Flegar
Alessandra Esposito2020, TRAC - Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference
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The Roman world has been a focus of fascination and research for several centuries. It is at the centre of countless collections as well as studies, reports, and publications. This research outpour has become an object of research in itself, as archaeologists working on ancient sites have to often engage with older publications produced when the standards of archaeological investigations and associated publications were different from the ones expected today. This session focuses primarily on studying material from old(er) excavations using new methodological approaches to the reinterpretation of old reports with the aim of bridging the gaps between modern archaeology and pre-WWI archaeology. A second key issue covered in this session is how to approach an excavation in areas that were already excavated in the past and consequently, how to address the problems posed by old documentation in such cases. Finally, the session is concerned with how to deal with material from sites with missing documentation, also accounting for geographical biases resulting from different historical traditions of archaeological analyses. By exploring past and modern approaches to old methodologies, this session addresses the manifold obstacles that are encountered on the way from initial discovery and excavation to analysis and final publication of a site and its finds, while assessing the significance of past archaeological endeavours for the advancement of the general scientific knowledge of the Roman period.
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Describing and Interpreting the Past - European and American Approaches to the Written Record of the Excavation, University of Bucharest Press, Bucharest 2010, ISBN 978-973-737-881-1, 261p.
Published December 2010. Here the first few pages of a penultimate draft. Reviews: Sveta Matskevich, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2011.08.19 (online here http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2011/2011-08-19.html): "[T]he book… makes an extremely valuable contribution to the topic of archaeological method and theory. It describes the state of art in the sphere of recording systems, and discusses important topics in their history and development… The book has a strong theoretical background and good raw data for future research. A reader can further link the two parts of the book, test the presented theory using the case-studies, or analyze the data in her own way. It invites scholars to continue Pavel’s research and to explore the topic further. It is of interest for a very wide audience: from students of archaeological method to theoreticians and historians of archaeology. The catalog of context sheets, along with brief descriptions of very diverse recording systems will serve as an invaluable source of inspiration for any field archaeologist inventing or improving an excavation recording system. The list of bibliographical references grouped by topics is useful for everybody studying subjects related to archaeological theory, recording methodology and history of archaeology." Madeleine Hummler, Antiquity 85 (328), 2011, 690-2 (“New Books Chronicle”; also online here http://antiquity.ac.uk/Ant/085/0690/ant0850690.pdf): "The figures and commentary are the most useful part of the book… bringing to the attention of excavators the variety of systems used by institutions and companies, thus dispelling the idea that there is only one way (or adaptations of one system) to record deposits ‘properly’… He has done us a great service by reproducing all these forms in 100 pages of figures… the basis for an in-depth look at the written records produced on archaeological sites." Library holdings (online catalogues): Library of Congress, Bodleian Library Oxford, U of Cambridge, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Albright Institute for Archaeological Research Jerusalem, American School of Classical Studies Athens, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, U of Toronto, University College London, BCU Bucharest, BCU Cluj, New Europe College Bucharest, Georgia Institute of Technology, U of Tennessee in Knoxville, Getty Research Institute, U of Notre Dame, Central European University, Bournemouth University, Towson University, U of Cincinnati, Loyola University Chicago, Emory University, UMBC University Maryland, U of Tel Aviv, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, U of Virginia, U of Rochester, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Rom, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Berlin (ZENON catalogue), Römisch-Germanische Kommission Frankfurt, Columbia University, U of Iowa, U of Pittsburgh, U of Texas at Austin, U of Michigan, U of Pennsylvania etc.
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Session abstract for TRAC 2020, Split, Croatia
From trench to press
The Roman world has been a focus of fascination and research for several centuries. It is at the centre
of countless collections as well as studies, reports, and publications. This research outpour has become
an object of research in itself, as archaeologists working on ancient sites have to often engage with
older publications produced when the standards of archaeological investigations and associated
publications were different from the ones expected today.
This session focuses primarily on studying material from old(er) excavations using new methodological
approaches to the reinterpretation of old reports with the aim of bridging the gaps between modern
archaeology and pre-WWI archaeology. A second key issue covered in this session is how to approach
an excavation in areas that were already excavated in the past and consequently, how to address the
problems posed by old documentation in such cases. Finally, the session is concerned with how to deal
with material from sites with missing documentation, also accounting for geographical biases resulting
from different historical traditions of archaeological analyses.
By exploring past and modern approaches to old methodologies, this session addresses the manifold
obstacles that are encountered on the way from initial discovery and excavation to analysis and final
publication of a site and its finds, while assessing the significance of past archaeological endeavours
for the advancement of the general scientific knowledge of the Roman period.
Session proposers:
Dr Alessandra Esposito
Postdoctoral Research Associate
[email protected]
Dr Kaja Stemberger Flegar
Archaeologist
[email protected]
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