Archaeology's Visual Culture by Roger Balm - 9780367874278

Archaeology's Visual CultureDigging and Desire\nAuthor(s): Roger Balm\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367874278, 978-0367874278\nSynopsis\nArchaeologys Visual Culture explores archaeology through the lens of visual culture theory. The insistent visuality of archaeology is a key stimulus for the imaginative and creative interpretation of our encounters with the past. Balm investigates the nature of this projection of the visual, revealing an embedded subjectivity in the imagery of archaeology and acknowledging the multiplicity of meanings that cohere around artifacts, archaeological sites and museum displays. Using a wide range of case studies, the book highlights how archaeologists can view objects and the consequences that ensue from these ways of seeing.\n\nThroughout the book Balm considers the potential for documentary images and visual material held in archives to perform cultural work within and between g.