Network Problems in Archaeology
Network problems are increasingly a focus in archaeological analysis, and for good reason. I, for one, have been deeply engaged in network problems ever since I acquired my first computer modem in 1996. I have found the concepts and methods developed in network science to be extremely helpful in framing my analyses and in proposing […]
Archaeology [ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒi], noun
Archaeology is what people can make of it, and there can be no better place to grasp this truth than to explore how the discipline is illustrated in Wikipedia. This free online encyclopaedia is an ever-growing orchard of editions in many languages, continuously cultivated and pruned by cohorts of editors around the world. How the […]
New Urban Definitions
Urban culture is, by definition, popular culture. Yet more often than not, it is defined from the point of view of its opposite — by solemn reformers or by those nostalgic for the countryside, who are neither popular, nor cultured in any urban sense of the word. While definitions of anything and everything urban remain […]
Poetry Corner – Agatha Christie
While our trusted columnist, Sid E. Dweller, insists in this issue’s column that ‘archaeology will never inspire any memorable lines of poetry or song’, the Poetry Corner begs to differ: although silent for some issues, it now strikes back! We at JUA have always loved Agatha Christie’s fancy for archaeology and archaeologists (we’re a bit […]
Revealing the World in a New Way
Thomas Bernhard’s Städtebeschimpfungen What can one learn about urban centres and networks from literature?In some cases, a lot. In others, not so much. Städtebeschimpfungenis a posthumous compilation of passages from various works, publicstatements, and the correspondence of Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989) exploring the topic of the unpleasantness of various cities. Atthe core of their insults lies […]
Times-a-Changing
In recent years, researchers have begun to argue for a poetics of archaeology, and for a rapprochement between scientific and poetic discourse. I beg to differ. This is a view I have strongly endorsed throughout my professional life, ever since the times of my earliest fieldwork. I was working in Mexico in the early ’60s. We […]
Open call for submissions to Journal of Urban Archaeology
Just a reminder! JUA 6 is an open issue, and we are ready to receive your contribution. We will send articles in review as we receive them (count on two months review time), so you are welcome to submit your paper already today. You will find the journal style guide here at the website under […]