Archaeological discourse at Megiddo, Gezer and Masada : an historiographic interpretation of trends
This thesis addresses three questions: firstly, how do archaeological interpretations come to exist in the manner in which they do? Secondly, how are they established and maintained as fact? And lastly, how are they discarded in favour of alternative interpretations? Using the example of the area now known as Israel and literature relating to the case study sites of Megiddo, Gezer and Masada, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, this thesis examines how archaeological knowledge is created in text. The way archaeological knowledge is constructed, produced, and presented is examined historiographically, and using methods of discourse analysis, largely based on James Geeâs (2005) âlanguage-in-useâ techniques.; In a move away from traditional studies of Israeli archaeology which have focused on nationalism and bias, the thesis investigates a number of themes in the writing of archaeology. Firstly, it examines the evolution of interpretation in a number of key areas at Megiddo, Gezer and Masada. It analyses how authors deal with certainty and doubt, and disagreement and conflict in archaeological writing. This thesis examines the ways in which text (specifically the Bible) is used
Farrington, N. H.
Archaeological discourse at Megiddo, Gezer and Masada : an historiographic interpretation of trends. This thesis addresses three questions: firstly, how do archaeological interpretations come to exist in the manner in which they do? Secondly, how are they established and maintained as fact? And lastly, how are they discarded in favour of alternative interpretations? Using the example of the area now known as Israel and literature relating to the case study sites of Megiddo, Gezer and Masada, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, this thesis examines how archaeological knowledge is created in text. The way archaeological knowledge is constructed, produced, and presented is examined historiographically, and using methods of discourse analysis, largely based on James Geeâs (2005) âlanguage-in-useâ techniques.; In a move away from traditional studies of Israeli archaeology which have focused on nationalism and bias, the thesis investigates a number of themes in the writing of archaeology. Firstly, it examines the evolution of interpretation in a number of key areas at Megiddo, Gezer and Masada. It analyses how authors deal with certainty and doubt, and disagreement and conflict in archaeological writing. This thesis examines the ways in which text (specifically the Bible) is used
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