text by Matt Edgeworth images by permission of Fotis Ifantidis In the midst of beings as a whole an open place occurs. There is a clearing, a lighting… Only this clearing grants and guarantees to us humans a passage to those beings that we ourselves are not, and access to the being that we ourselves…
Author: Matt Edgeworth
Ancient symmetries: some notes and reflections
It was while searching for an appropriate symbol or image for the cover of a new book on ethnographies of archaeological practice that I encountered Janus – the Roman god of doors and gates. I was specifically looking for something in ancient material symbolism that encapsulated the idea of looking both inwards and outwards at…
A comment on “An Archaeology of the Spanish Civil War”
A very powerful piece of writing. Without in any way wanting to take away from your argument in relation to the Spanish Civil War, which is compelling, I would argue that sometimes the ‘blandness’ of archaeological documentation is just as inappropriate to events that occured in the much more distant past. Taking an example from…
A comment on “A Symmetrical Archaeology at TAG”
Some thoughts and feedback on the Symmetrical Archaeology Session at TAG This was a great session. The room was packed, with all seats taken and people sitting on the stairs – testifying to the topicality and importance of the topics discussed. The papers were stimulating and thought provoking, and it was only a pity that…