Destruction
Subtitle: archaeological, philological and historical perspectives
By: Jan Driessen
Contributors: Université catholique de Louvain (1970- ). Centre d'étude des mondes antiques
Publisher: Presses Universitaires de Louvain
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Louvain-La-Neuve
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9782875581242
Subjects: Antiquities; Congresses; Archaeology; Salvage archaeology
Description: Destruction remains a relatively unexplored and badly understood topic in archaeology and history. The term itself refers to some form and measurable degree of damage inflicted to an object, a system or a being, usually exceeding the stage during which repair is still possible but most often it is examined for its impact with destructive events interpreted in terms of a punctuated equilibrium, extraordinary features that represent the end of an archaeological culture or historical phase and the beginning of a new one. The three-day international workshop of which this volume presents the proceedings took place at Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, from November 24 to 26, 2011 and was organized by CEMA one of the research centres within INCAL. Our aim with organising this gathering was to seriously engage with destruction as a phenomenon and how it is perceived by archaeologists, historians and philologists of the ancient world.
Notes: Papers presented at a conference held in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, from November 24 to 26, 2011, and organized by CEMA, Centre d'étude des mondes antiques.

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