Essays about: "archaeology of the senses"

Found 2 essays containing the words archaeology of the senses.

1. 1. Making Sense of Material Culture : A Sensory Approach to Bird-Shaped Vessels in Imperial Age Greece

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Lina Enevång Viklund; [2023]
   Keywords : bird-shaped vessels; glass unguentaria; ancient senses; archaeology of the senses; ancient lived experience;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is Roman bird-shaped glass vessels from the 1 st and 2 nd centuries AD. The vessels were containers for cosmetics and distinguished themselves from other types of unguentaria in that once they had been filled with cosmetic powder, the vessels were reheated and sealed shut by fire. READ MORE

3. 2. Flute Lines: Experiencing Reconstructions Concerning Music

   University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

   Author : Frances Gill; [2012]
   Keywords : Experimental archaeology; music archaeology; flute; reconstruction; experience; senses; tacit knowledge; lines; re-enactment; time travel; praxis.;

   Abstract : This study elevates the importance of experience, the senses and tacit knowledge in relation to archaeology with a focus on music. With this I take up a thread drawing on theoretical aspects of Polanyi’s ‘Tacit Dimension’ and ‘Ingold’s Lines’. READ MORE