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Shaky Ground by Elizabeth Marlowe; is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Shaky Ground about?

Cover 1 Half Title 2 DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 List of Figures 10 Introduction: Contradictions 12 Grounded and ungrounded 12 Resonance and wonder 18 1 Histories Modern and Ancient 24 A glimpse of the eighteenth century 24 An uncertain view of the ancient world 31 Clearer prospects 40 2 Indifference to Context 48 Chicken and egg 48 Inconsistent labels 55 Grounded and ungrounded, side by side 57 Grounded but now uncontextualized 60 Less is more 63 3 Lessons Learned and Not Learned 70 Authority and evidence 71 The constancy of style 75 Hypotheses built upon hypotheses 81 The art market 87 4 Connoisseurship and Class 92 Social art history 92 Circular logic 95 Empty niches 100 5 Red Herrings 110 Unknown unknowns 110 “From Egypt, exact provenance unknown” 114 Licit/illicit 116 Repatriation and recontextualization 120 Conclusion: Best Practices 130 A ripe moment 130 Prioritize archaeological context 132 Itemize epistemological data 139 Bibliography 142 Index of artworks and monuments 168 Index 171

Author

Elizabeth Marlowe;

Language

EN