A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographical areas, Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text that presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.* Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation.* Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.* Brings together essays from both anthropological and classical archaeologists.* Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures and time periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoric American Southwest.

Preface.Notes On Contributors.1. Archaeologies Of Memory: An Introduction: Ruth M. Van DykeAnd Susan E. Alcock (Colorado College; University Of Michigan).Part I: Memory Studies With Access To Texts:.2. Echoes Of Empire: Vijayanagara And Historical Memory,Vijayanagara As Historical Memory: Carla M. Sinopoli (University OfMichigan).3. Memory's Materiality: Ancestral Presence, CommemorativePractice And Disjunctive Locales: Lynn Meskell (ColumbiaUniversity).4. Memory Tattered And Torn: Spolia In The Heartland OfByzantine Hellenism: Amy Papalexandrou (Independent Scholar).5. Glories Of The Past In The Past: Ritual Activities AtPalatial Ruins In Early Iron Age Crete: Mieke Prent (University OfAmsterdam).6. Concrete Memories: Fragments Of The Past In The Classic MayaPresent (500-100 AD): Rosemary A. Joyce (University Of California,Berkeley).Part II: Memory Studies In Prehistory:.7. Creating Memory In Prehistory: The Engraved Slate Plaques OfSouthwest Iberia: Katina T. Lillios (Ripon College).8. Memory, Mounds, And The Mississippian Argument AgainstStructure: Timothy R. Pauketat And Susan M. Alt (University OfIllinois, Urbana-Champaign).9. Memory And The Construction Of Chacoan Society: Ruth M. VanDyke (Colorado College).Part III: Caveats And Commentaries:.10. The Familiar Honeycomb: Byzantine Era Reuse OfSicily's Prehistoric Rock-Cut Tombs: Emma Blake (StanfordUniversity).11. The Translation Of Time: Richard Bradley (University OfReading).Index.