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Towards a Definition of Time in Archaeology: French Prehistoric Archaeology (1850-1900)

Author(s) -

Oscar Moro Adadia

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

papers from the institute of archaeology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2041-9015

pISSN - 0965-9315

DOI - 10.5334/pia.181

Subject(s) - font , span (engineering) , style (visual arts) , character (mathematics) , art , mathematics , literature , geometry , visual arts , civil engineering , engineering

This paper presents a critical reflection on time in the field of the history of archaeology. For historians of archaeology, the analysis of time is frequently assimilated into the examination of different ‘chronologies’ and the presentation of the development of dating techniques. However, this article argues that it is possible to conceptualise time as an historical concept which has been defined by 'shape', 'function', 'context 'and some 'a priori ideas'. This paper discusses some of the key notions through which archaeologists conceptualised time in the second half of the 19^th century. These ideas are essential in allowing us to understand not only the later development of the discipline, but also our interpretation of the past in general.

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