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An Archaeology of the Senses
Prehistoric Malta
Robin Skeates
304 pages
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72 in-text illustrations and figures
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234x156mm
978-0-19-921660-4
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Hardback
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09 September 2010
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- Explains and focuses on the up and coming field of sensual culture studies
- Introduces the ancient material record in prehistoric Malta - a little known and studied area
- Articulates complex theoretical ideas into a very coherent framework
Despite the fundamental importance of the senses in human experience, archaeologists have, until recently, tended to neglect the abundant sensory dimensions of the material world they investigate, with the exception of the sense of sight, which has dominated archaeological theory and practice. In this book Robin Skeates establishes a well-defined methodology for an archaeology of the senses, produces a challenging new interpretative synthesis of Maltese prehistoric archaeology, and provides a rich archaeological case-study for the emergent interdisciplinary field of sensual culture studies. Using the combined methods of reflexivity, inventory,
experimentation, thick description, and creative writing, Skeates explores the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste, touch, spatiality, the emotions, and their synaesthesthic interplay. Over space, three particular types of sensory domain are considered in detail within the wider context of the Maltese islandscape: dwelling places, monumental buildings, and the underworld. And over time the character, dynamism, and diversity of the successive sensual cultures of prehistoric Malta are defined.Readership: Scholars and students of archaeology, archaeological theory, and sensual culture studies; of prehistory, especially the prehistory of Malta.
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Robin Skeates, Reader in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University
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"If either of the main topics pique your interest then you will find this book invaluable and enlightening." - The Megalithic Portal "Skeates takes us on a provocative and evocative survey of the archaeology of Neolithic through Early Bronze Age Malta. A valuable addition to the growing literature in sensual culture studies ... important and thought-provoking" - Katina T. Lillios, European Journal of Archaeology
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1: Introduction: Towards an Archaeology of the Senses
2: The Senses Restrained
3: The Maltese Sensescape
4: Dwelling Places
5: Monumental Buildings
6: The Underworld
7: Conclusion: Making Sense of Prehistoric Malta
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