Assembling past worlds : materials, bodies and architecture in neolithic Britain / Oliver J.T. Harris.

"Assembling Past Worlds draws on new materialism and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to explore the potential for a posthumanist archaeology. Through specific empirical study, this book provides a detailed analysis of Neolithic Britain, a critical moment in the emergence of new ways of living, new...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Oliver J. T. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Subjects:
Neolithic period > Great Britain.
Archaeology > Philosophy.
Neolithic period.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:xii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I Assembling a posthumanist archaeology
  • Assembling past worlds : an introduction
  • Seven challenges for a posthumanist archaeology
  • Fragments from philosophy
  • Part II Assembling Neolithic Britain
  • What were Neolithic materials capable of becoming?
  • What could a dead Neolithic body do?
  • What worlds did Neolithic architecture create?
  • Part III Assembling past worlds
  • Time, history and memor : towards an ontography of the Neolithic
  • Conclusion.