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Historical Archaeology in Sweden : from the Middle Ages to Modernity

Wienberg, Jes LU orcid (2015) p.155-174
Abstract
The article outlines the origin and later transformation of Medieval Archaeology to Historical Archaeology, both as an antiquarian practice and as an academic subject, focusing on the development in Sweden since the 18th C. Where the concept of the Middle Ages defined the former subject, both its opportunities and its limitations, now Modernity has turned up as a new challenging concept. Archaeology has already seen a number of studies into Modernity or the process of modernization going right up to present. However, the Middle Ages and Modernity are both metaphors creating simplified images in our minds, which contribute to preserve the divide between different periods. When I have to choose between an archaeology of the Middle Ages and... (More)
The article outlines the origin and later transformation of Medieval Archaeology to Historical Archaeology, both as an antiquarian practice and as an academic subject, focusing on the development in Sweden since the 18th C. Where the concept of the Middle Ages defined the former subject, both its opportunities and its limitations, now Modernity has turned up as a new challenging concept. Archaeology has already seen a number of studies into Modernity or the process of modernization going right up to present. However, the Middle Ages and Modernity are both metaphors creating simplified images in our minds, which contribute to preserve the divide between different periods. When I have to choose between an archaeology of the Middle Ages and an archaeology of Modernity, I prefer Historical Archaeology with a rather open definition – the methodological meeting between objects, texts and images. (Less)
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keywords
Historical Archaeology, Middle Ages, Modernity, Romanticism
host publication
Medieval Archaeology in Scandinavia and Beyond : History, trends and tomorrow. Proceedings of a conference to celebrate 40 years of medieval archaeology at Aarhus University, 26-27 October 2011 - History, trends and tomorrow. Proceedings of a conference to celebrate 40 years of medieval archaeology at Aarhus University, 26-27 October 2011
editor
Svart Kristiansen, Mette ; Roesdahl, Else and Graham-Campbell, James
pages
155 - 174
publisher
Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN
978 87 7124 378 9
877124378X
language
English
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yes
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d4965f3a-8a86-4671-8bbf-b1d7f1824093 (old id 2224178)
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2016-04-04 11:31:49
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  author       = {{Wienberg, Jes}},
  booktitle    = {{Medieval Archaeology in Scandinavia and Beyond : History, trends and tomorrow. Proceedings of a conference to celebrate 40 years of medieval archaeology at Aarhus University, 26-27 October 2011}},
  editor       = {{Svart Kristiansen, Mette and Roesdahl, Else and Graham-Campbell, James}},
  isbn         = {{978 87 7124 378 9}},
  keywords     = {{Historical Archaeology; Middle Ages; Modernity; Romanticism}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{155--174}},
  publisher    = {{Aarhus Universitetsforlag}},
  title        = {{Historical Archaeology in Sweden : from the Middle Ages to Modernity}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5794991/8523620.pdf}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}