Moshenska, G;
Shelly, S;
(2020)
Notes for an Archaeology of Discarded Drug Paraphernalia.
Archaeology International
, 23
(1)
pp. 104-121.
10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.09.
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Abstract
This article explores the values and challenges of an archaeological approach to illicit drug use, based on the study of discarded drug paraphernalia. It builds upon recent archaeological studies of homeless people, refugees and other marginalised communities that have used participative methods to challenge societal stigma and erasure. Following a critique of previous archaeological studies of drug use, the core of the article is a detailed analysis of an assemblage of drug paraphernalia in Oxford, UK. In interpreting this assemblage and its material and emotional contexts we draw on our respective contemporary archaeological and drug user activist experience and expertise. By providing a critical overview of previous studies and a detailed case study, this article aims to provide a practical and conceptual foundation for future archaeological studies of illicit drug use.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Notes for an Archaeology of Discarded Drug Paraphernalia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.09 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.09 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2020, Gabriel Moshenska and Shaun Shelly. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited |
| Keywords: | contemporary archaeology, harm reduction, historical archaeology, marginalised heritage, people who use drugs |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10122347 |
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