An Archaeology of the Contemporary Era approaches the contemporary age, between the
late nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, as an archaeological period defined by specific …

This article sketches the project of a symmetrical archaeology in brief. At a point when
archaeology has arguably never been more relevant, it finds itself in a climate of necessary …

This paper outlines the main benefits and drawbacks of a posthumanist ontology for the
heritage field. Instead of embracing or rejecting posthumanism outright, the paper considers …

What happens to legacies that do not find any continuation? In Estonia, a new generation
that does not remember the socialist era and is open to global influences has grown up. As a …

Across the globe, desires for independence and robust national identifications are tied to
cultural differences and memories of ancestral sovereignty. In European countries like Italy …

What legitimizes archaeological work in an age of global climate change, socio-political
crises and economic recession? On what topics should archaeology focus its research …

Tim Ingold's 'science of correspondence'describes a kind of epistemological intimacy in the
practices of art, science, and anthropology. Archaeology would benefit from cultivating …

What drives archaeology? Is it new empirical discoveries, new methods or new theory?
These factors combined are the fuel of the discipline, is the obvious answer. However …

This chapter aims to discuss studies by probing into the methodical implications of a post-
humanist focus, that is, how to do archaeological fieldwork from a post-humanist …

The aim of the article is to reframe speculation from being seen as synonymous with
unacademic conjecture, or as a means for questioning consensus and established …