Stevenson, A;
Libonati, E;
Williams, A;
(2016)
'A selection of minor antiquities': a multi-sited view on collections from excavations in Egypt.
World Archaeology
, 48
(2)
pp. 282-295.
10.1080/00438243.2016.1165627.
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Abstract
This article draws upon the ‘Artefacts of Excavation’ (2014–17) project, which is investigating the worldwide distribution of finds from British-led excavations in Egypt between 1880 and 1980. The departure point for the present article is the earliest phase of these distributions. The potential for multi-sited ethnographic approaches to illuminate the history and significance of such collections is explored. It is argued that, through such analyses, it is possible to chart shifting tensions in the status of objects as they were collected, circulated and re-evaluated between the field and the museum. The article concludes by suggesting that multi-sited frameworks may also be able to re-animate ‘orphaned’ archaeological collections, some of which could be at risk from commercial sale.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | 'A selection of minor antiquities': a multi-sited view on collections from excavations in Egypt |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00438243.2016.1165627 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2016.1165627 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in World Archaeology on 25 May 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00438243.2016.1165627. |
| Keywords: | Multi-sited ethnography, museum, Egyptian archaeology, history of collections |
| 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/1496061 |
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