Campbell, E. and Leiper, R. (2013) Digging deeper in the archaeological psyche. Antiquity, 87(336), pp. 589-596.
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Abstract
This paper looks at the role of the archaeologist from a psychoanalytical perspective. It is an attempt to understand the attractions of archaeology and the archaeological process for individual archaeologists, and how the subject differs from other disciplines involved in studying the human past. Topics such as the physicality of archaeology, the meaning of dirt and the excavation process, the archaeologist’s relationship with mute objects, and the search for origins, are discussed in a collaboration between an archaeologist and a psychoanalyst. It is suggested that an understanding of the unconscious in archaeology could be fruitful both for individual archaeologists in their research, and in understanding the search for identity in the archaeological past.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Campbell, Dr Ewan |
Authors: | Campbell, E., and Leiper, R. |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Archaeology |
Journal Name: | Antiquity |
Publisher: | Antiquity Publications |
ISSN: | 0003-598X |
ISSN (Online): | 1745-1744 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 Antiquity Publications Ltd. |
First Published: | First published in Antiquity 87(336):589-596 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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