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tiompan Jun 22, 2006 20:15:29
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Hello Paul , I think there fair number of current pro archaeos are informed by anthropology and even animism has made a comeback .Israeli anthropologust Nurit Bird -David had a very influential paper from '99 "Animism revisited" which has had quite an influence . Her earlier work with the Nayak hunter gatherers in India also gave an insight into how the usual metaphor "forest is ancestor" whereby the enviroment will punish when you behave badly is not universal and a "Forest is parent " metaphor is another possibility . Somehow I can't see the latter fitting the Mesolithic -Neolithic here but you never know .

P Paulus
Paulus Jun 22, 2006 21:44:23
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Hi George

< I think there fair number of current pro archaeos are informed by anthropology and even animism has made a comeback >

Good stuff. Such notions are certain to give healthy fodder to the subject, but imagine it'll be a long while before such ingredients become an integral part of archaeology. Or am I really that outta touch with what's going on...? (probably)

< Israeli anthropologust Nurit Bird -David had a very influential paper from '99 "Animism revisited" which has had quite an influence. >

Worth reading, yeah? Any idea if it's on-line?

M muddymick
muddymick Jun 23, 2006 14:31:52
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tiompan.....interesting the nurit bird-david bit any mor info ? regards MM