Household Archaeology y el análisis de las sociedades antiguas en la península Ibérica: definiciones, aplicaciones y posibilidades. Household Archaeology and the analysis of ancient societies in the Iberian Peninsula: definitions, applications
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- 16 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Edicions UIB in Materialidades. Perspectivas Actuales en Cultura Material
- Vol. 2 (2)
Abstract
Este artículo aborda la revisión del modo en que se ha desarrollado el análisis arqueológico de los espacios domésticos en la Antigüedad peninsular. Frente a la tradicional orientación formalista, nuestro trabajo defiende la aplicación de un enfoque explícitamente científico-social o antropológico, designado bajo la denominación de Household Archaeology. Se discuten una serie de definiciones que sirven para delimitar la orientación historiográfica de ambas tradiciones. Después, se explican brevemente una serie de aplicaciones recientes del enfoque “antropológico” en una serie de casos de estudio de la península Ibérica. Sobre la base de estos resultados se introduce una breve reflexión acerca de las posibilidades analíticas generadas por la aplicación de metodologías tipo Household Archaeology. Se concluye introduciendo una reflexión sobre la necesidad de una Arqueología de las sociedades protohistóricas y antiguas integradas en un proyecto científico social de comparación histórica. Palabras clave Household Archaeology, Arqueología clásica, Protohistoria, Economías domésticas, Complejidad social, península Ibérica. Abstract This paper reviews how archaeological analysis of domestic spaces has been developed in the framework of Iberian Antiquity studies. Facing traditional or classical “formalist” trends, this article defends the application of an explicitly anthropological approach. A number of definitions used to delimit the orientation of both historiographical traditions are discussed. Then, a series of recent applications of the anthropological approach in Iberian Peninsula are briefly explained. Based on these results, a discussion on the analytical possibilities generated by the application of such methodologies is inserted. We conclude by introducing a reflection on the need for a Late Iron Age and Roman Archaeology integrated into a social science project of historical comparison. Keywords Household Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Late Iron Age, Domestic Economy, Social Complexity, Iberian Peninsula.Keywords
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