Archaeologies of the Heart

Archaeological practice is currently shifting in response to feminist, indigenous, activist, community-based, and anarchic critiques of how archaeology is practiced and how science is used to interpret the past lives of people. Inspired by the calls for a different way of doing archaeology, this volume presents a case here for a heart-centered archaeological practice.

Chapter 1. Introduction to An Archaeology of Heart.- Part 1. Heart-Centered Guidance for Practice and Engagement.- Chapter 2. I love Archaeology.- Chapter 3. Ecologies of the Heart.- Chapter 4. We ask only that you come to us with an open heart and an open mind.- Chapter 5. I Could Feel Your Heart.- Chapter 6. Community Based and Participatory Praxis as Decolonizing Archaeological Methods, and the Betrayal of New Research.- Chapter 7. At the Heart of the Ikaahuk Archaeology Project.- Chapter 8. Digging for Heart.- Part 2. Heart-Centered Encounters with the Archaeological Record.- Chapter 9. Emotional Practice and Emotional Archaeology.- Chapter 10. Discard, Emotions, and Empathy on the Margins of the Waste Stream.- Chapter 11. Lithics and Learning.- Chapter 12. Emotions in the Dionysiac Fresco in Villa of the Mysteries Outside Pompeii.- Chapter 13. Conceiving of "Them" When Before, There Was Only "Us".- Chapter 14. Who Holds Your Light?.- Part 3. From Seeds to Blossoms: Reflection and Discussion.- Chapter 15. Closely Observed Layers: Storytelling and the Heart.- Chapter 16. An Archaeology Led by Strawberries.- Chapter 17. Epilogue When Does "Heart" Take Over? Some Reflections on Archaeologies of Heart.- Index.