Entries from Archaeolog tagged with 'archaeology'
Archaeology, Science Fiction, and Pop Culture
The first time I TAed an archaeology class, we began by having our students draw a picture of an archaeologist. The result was predictable: a pile of comically bad drawings of Indiana Jones, leavened with a few nerdy-looking academic characters....
Archaeologies of Art Podcast Series Launched!
UCD Scholarcast has released a podcast series featuring highlights from the Sixth World Archaeological Congress’ theme ‘Archaeologies of Art’. Edited by Ian Russell, the series features contributions from Douglass Bailey (San Francisco State University), Blaze O’Connor (University College Dublin),...
Visualisation in Archaeology at the University of Southampton 2008
Sara Perry (University of Southampton) Enquiry into the epistemological implications of visual representation in the sciences has been ongoing for decades now, as historians, philosophers, and disciplinary specialists have increasingly come to challenge the often taken-for-granted nature of scientific practices...
Hero! Real archaeology and ”Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
All three previous movies about Indiana Jones have become quintessential adventure films. But how does Indy compare to real archaeology? asks Cornelius Holtorf who teaches archaeology and heritage studies (kulturarv, kulturmiljö) at the University of Kalmar in Sweden.
Archaeology and Science Studies - round 2
Archaeology took on Science Studies (again) at the collective (4S) Society for Social Studies of Science and the History of Science Society and Philosophy of Science Association Conference this past weekend (November 2-4, 2006) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The...
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