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Science-ing Ceramics in the Southern Andes Erik Marsh,Cecilia Frigolé, and Rosa Moyano from Laboratorio de Paleo-Ecología Humana and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales writes the final entry in the series dedicated to The Senses and …

New entry in the Senses & Aesthetics of Archaeological Science, "The Scene of Disciplined Seeing" featuring Dr. Andrew Roddick, Dr. Shanti Morell-Hart & Dr. Colleen Morgan

http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2015/06/the-scene-of-disciplined-seeing/

The Scene of Disciplined Seeing Shanti Morell-Hart from McMaster University writes the third entry in the series dedicated to The Senses and Aesthetics of Archaeological Science. Responses follow from co-editors of the issue, And...

Louder Than Orange - Then Dig post in The Senses and Aesthetics of Archaeological Science by Brian Boyd with responses from Andy Roddick and Colleen Morgan:

http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2015/03/louder-than-orange-a-chromosonic-sense-of-archaeological-usewear-photography/

Louder Than Orange: a chromosonic sense of archaeological usewear photography Our second entry in The Senses and Aesthetics of Archaeological Science comes from Brian Boyd, at Columbia University. Responses follow from co-editors of the issue, Andrew Roddick and Colleen Morg...

The Beauty and Frustration of Single Moments, Frozen in Time, for the Senses & Aesthetics of Archaeological Science Theme on Then Dig: http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2015/02/the-beauty-and-frustration-of-single-moments-frozen-in-time/

http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2014/08/then-dig-craft/

THEN DIG: CRAFT « Then Dig 1. Craft in the Field. How and where do craft approaches exist in archaeological practice and how have recent trends in archaeological methodology limited the influence of traditional craft approaches to field practice (for better or for worse). In craft, the master craftsman has intellectual and bo…

Reminder, 1 June deadline for our latest CFPo:

The Senses and Aesthetics of Archaeological Science

http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2014/03/cfpo-the-senses-and-aesthetics-of-archaeological-science/

Archaeological science is a critical area of current archaeological practice. Analyses of ancient DNA from the teeth of long-dead ancestors, isotopes found in the remains of broken pottery, and the chemical signatures from flakes of obsidian are radically altering our understanding of the past. Unlike the pervasive fieldwork-based narrative of archaeology, these major discoveries take place far away from the trenches in the clean, well-lit laboratories of major academic institutions. Yet these discoveries are no less impactful, causing in some cases radical shifts in the kinds of stories we tell. Indeed the archaeological scientist is, much like the fieldworker, engaged in the craft of archaeology (sensu Shanks and McGuire 1996).

In this issue of Then Dig we explore encounters with the past in the context of archaeological science. From the abstract expressionist appreciation of ceramic thin sections, to the treasure hunt for phytoliths under a microscope, to the severe precautionary costumes of the Clean Room, we investigate the aesthetic, the multisensorial, and the profound in archaeological science.

Authors might reflect on how the centering of the micro-scale and the abstract are brought to bear, and how the interplay between scientist and materials present the unexpected. We also encourage contributors to consider the embodied moments of lab work and discuss those findings that produce visceral reactions and new understandings of the past.

CFPo: The Senses and Aesthetics of Archaeological Science « Then Dig Archaeological science is a critical area of current archaeological practice. Analyses of ancient DNA from the teeth of long-dead ancestors, isotopes found in the remains of broken pottery, and the chemical signatures from flakes of obsidian are radically altering our understanding of the past. Unli…

OCEANIA: *Banua, *Panua, Fenua: An Austronesian Conception of the Sociocosmic World by Dr. Sophie Chave-Dartoen, University of Bordeaux: http://arf.berkeley.edu/then-dig/2014/04/banua-panua-fenua-an-austronesian-conception-of-the-sociocosmic-world/

*Banua, *panua, fenua: An Austronesian conception of the sociocosmic world « Then Dig The aim of this short communication is to argue that mobility is a founding principle of Austronesian languages, social ensembles, conceptions of land, country and landscape, all of which are signified by reflexes of the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian term *banua. The complex relationships encapsulated in…