There seems to be a general feeling that some fundamental changes are underway in
archaeological thinking and have been for some time now. One need only look at some …

This contribution responds to recent calls to establish a 'symmetrical archaeology'that will
assign agency both to humans and to things. My case is that living and non-living things …

Preface vi peer-reviewers. For all its emphasis on things–redressing a long-lost balance–
this volume emphatically does not deny the essential contribution of human agency. Our …

'Agency', the concept, its connections to ontology and its uses within archaeological theory,
are discussed and criticized. In recent archaeological theory, the term 'agency'has been …

Two contrasting arguments on the merits of symmetrical archaeology and an associated
discussion of object agency appeared in a recent issue of Archaeological dialogues …

The term “Anthropocene”, the era of mankind, is increasingly being used as a scientific
designation for the current geological epoch. This is because the human species now …

This article addresses the agency‐structure issue from the evolutionary perspective. Rather
than treating it as something unique to human society, the article examines this issue in the …

The Anthropocene is a term that is rapidly gaining momentum. It presupposes that humans
stepped up and took a leading role in driving processes of change in a hereto …

How to Make a New Spain presents an unprecedented view of the material worlds of Mexico
City in the sixteenth century, drawing from a combination of sources and methodologies. It …

This article deals with the longue durée of the longhouse in terms of agrarian commitments,
households and ontology from the prehistory of Rogaland. The three-aisled longhouse is …