Testing Eventful Archaeologies: Eventful Archaeology and Volcanic “Disasters”

John P. Grattan

Testing Eventful Archaeologies: Eventful Archaeology and Volcanic “Disasters”

John P. Grattan

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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This chapter argues that the eventful paradigm is of limited use to the archaeological researcher and contends that it is little more than a modern reinterpretation of determinism. The chapter uses volcanic eruptions on a number of scales to illustrate the dangers of adopting an eventful research paradigm and argues instead for a more nuanced approach based on research hypotheses that acknowledge how little we actually know of the past, human response, and its context.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Eventful Archaeologies
Subtitle of host publication	New Approaches to Social Transformation in the Archaeological Record
Editors	Douglas J. Bolender
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Pages	177-185
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	1-4384-3423-5
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010

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Name	The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series
Publisher	State University of New York Press

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Grattan, John P. / Testing Eventful Archaeologies : Eventful Archaeology and Volcanic “Disasters”. Eventful Archaeologies : New Approaches to Social Transformation in the Archaeological Record. editor / Douglas J. Bolender. State University of New York Press, 2010. pp. 177-185 (The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series).

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Testing Eventful Archaeologies: Eventful Archaeology and Volcanic “Disasters”. / Grattan, John P.
Eventful Archaeologies : New Approaches to Social Transformation in the Archaeological Record. ed. / Douglas J. Bolender. State University of New York Press, 2010. p. 177-185 (The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series).

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