Ancient Muses: Archaeology and the Arts

262 Pages·2003·2.68 MB·English

by  John H. Jameson Jr

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Archaeology and the Arts
Edited by
John H. Jameson, Jr., John E. Ehrenhard,
and Christine A. Finn
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Ancient muses : archaeology and the arts / edited by John H. Jameson, Jr., John E. Ehrenhard,
and Christine A. Finn.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Archaeology—Methodology. 2. Archaeology—Social aspects. 3. Archaeology—Philosophy.
4. Art and archaeology. 5. Arts and society. 6. Public art. 7. Public history. I. Jameson, John H.
II. Ehrenhard, John E. III. Finn, Christine, 1959–
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The following music for Crafting Cosmos: The Production of Social Memory in Everyday Life
Among the Classic Maya on the CD is provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
and is used by permission: Music from Household Ritual story “Huistan, Fiesta of San
Miguel” and from Sample Reading introduction and State Ritual story, “Good Friday Service,
Tila,” from the recording entitled Modern Mayan: The Indian Music of Chiapas, Mexico, Folkways
04377, © 1975. Music from Introductory sequence, Ancestors Story, and State Ritual opening
sequence, “Huistan (Fiesta De Miguel),” from the recording entitled Modern Mayan, Vol. 2,
Folkways 04379, © 1977.
Photos of Maya pottery in “Crafting Cosmos” © Justin Kerr. Used by permission.
World Tree line drawing in “Crafting Cosmos” © Merle Greene Robertson. Used by
permission.
Excerpts from Zabette © Mary R. Bullard. Music associated with the ring shout in Zabette,
Act II, by Curtis Bryant, composer. © 1999 by C. Bryant. Used by permission. Recording
provided courtesy of the Georgia State University, School of Music.
Excerpts from Seamus Heaney, “The Thimble,” in The Spirit Level © 1996, used by
permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. and by permission of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
(American edition).
Excerpts from The English Patient: A Screenplay Based on the Novel by Michael Ondaatje by
Anthony Minghella, © 1996. Used by permission of Hyperion Miramax Books, New York.
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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Plates xi
Introduction: Archaeology as Inspiration—Invoking the
Ancient Muses 1
John H. Jameson, Jr., John E. Ehrenhard, and Christine A. Finn
Why We Were Drawn to This Topic 6
from the Contributors
1. More Than Just “Telling the Story”: Interpretive
Narrative Archaeology 15
John P. McCarthy
2. The Archaeologist as Playwright 25
James G. Gibb
3. Archaeology Goes to the Opera 40
John E. Ehrenhard and Mary R. Bullard
4. Archaeology in Two Dimensions: The Artist’s Perspective 49
Martin Pate
5. Art and Imagery as Tools for Public Interpretation and
Education in Archaeology 57
John H. Jameson, Jr.
6. Archaeology as a Compelling Story: The Art of Writing
Popular Histories 65
Sharyn Kane and Richard Keeton
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vi / Contents
7. Poetry and Archaeology: The Transformative Process 72
Christine A. Finn
8. Re®ections on the Design of a Public Art Sculpture for the
Westin Hotel, Palo Alto, California 82
David Middlebrook
9. Pompeii: A Site for All Seasons 84
David G. Orr
10. Evoking Time and Place in Reconstruction and Display:
The Case of Celtic Identity and Iron Age Art 92
Harold Mytum
11. Art and Archaeology: Con®ict and Interpretation in
a Museum Setting 109
Michael J. Williams and Margaret A. Heath
12. The Archaeology of Music and Performance in the Prehistoric
American Southwest 120
Emily Donald
13. Archaeology’s In®uence on Contemporary Native American Art:
Perspectives from a Monster 128
Lance M. Foster
14. From Rock Art to Digital Image: Archaeology and Art in
Aboriginal Australia 136
Claire Smith and Kirsten Brett
15. Archaeology in Science Fiction and Mysteries 152
David G. Anderson
16. RKLOG: Archaeologists as Fiction Writers 162
Sarah M. Nelson
17. Capturing the Wanderer: Nomads and Archaeology in the Filming
of The English Patient 169
Christine A. Finn
18. Is Archaeology Fiction? Some Thoughts about Experimental
Ways of Communicating Archaeological Processes to the
“External World” 179
Nicola Laneri
19. Crafting Cosmos, Telling Sister Stories, and Exploring Archaeological
Knowledge Graphically in Hypertext Environments 193
Jeanne Lopiparo and Rosemary A. Joyce
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Contents / vii
References Cited 205
Contributor Af¤liations and Contact Information 231
About the Editors 233
Index 235
CONTENTS OF ACCOMPANYING COMPACT DISC
1. Images and clips from the stage production of the opera Zabette
John E. Ehrenhard and Mary R. Bullard (See also book chapter 3)
2. Interpretive art paintings and sketches, color image scans
Martin Pate (See also book chapter 4)
3. Examples of archaeological interpretive art images and educational
posters, color image scans
Martin Pate, John E. Ehrenhard, and John H. Jameson, Jr.
(See also book chapters 4, 5, and 6)
4. Popular histories and other online volumes of the Southeast
Archeological Center, National Park Service
Martin Pate, John E. Ehrenhard, and John H. Jameson, Jr.
(See also book chapters 4, 5, and 6)
5. Color photos of public art sculptures
David Middlebrook (See also book chapter 8)
6. Book covers and comments on Spirit Bird Journey and
National Treasure, published by RKLOG Press
Sarah M. Nelson (See also book chapter 16)
7. Video: Is Archaeology Fiction? Some Thoughts about Experimental Ways
of Communicating Archaeological Processes to the “External World”
Nicola Laneri (See also book chapter 18)
8. Multimedia hypertext: Sample reading of Crafting Cosmos: The
Production of Social Memory in Everyday Life among the Ancient Maya
Jeanne Lopiparo (See also book chapter 19)
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Figures
4.1. Painting of “Loading Meal at Eelbeck” 52
4.2. Painting of “Doughboy Stadium, 1928” 52
5.1. Drawings of Clovis spear points 61
7.1. Photograph of Tollund Man 74
9.1. Portrait of Josephine Eppes, Florence, 1852 90
10.1. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 1, exterior view 99
10.2. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 1, interior view of bed area 100
10.3. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 1, interior view, left of the doorway 101
10.4. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 2, prior to exterior decoration 102
10.5. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 3, door frame 103
10.6. Castell Henllys Roundhouse 3, painted door frame 104
10.7. Schoolchildren having Celtic designs painted on their faces 104
11.1. Aerial photo of the Anasazi Heritage Center 110
11.2. Men on ladders detail, Ancestral Puebloan village 111
11.3. Ancestral Puebloan bowl or “kiva jar” 111
11.4. Ancestral Puebloan bowl and double mug 112
13.1. Line drawing of engraved marine shell gorget from Mississippi 133
14.1. Location map of Barunga and Wugularr, Australia 137
14.2. Moieties 140
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