Kerry Dodd: Encountering Material Culture Through Archaeological Fiction, Gebunden

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"Investigating the representation of artefacts, objects and 'things' in a range of Western archaeological fiction, film and media, this book examines the narratives through which humanity represents its own material heritage in relation to notions of enchantment, exhibition, adventure, tourism and waste. It enables understanding of material relations that artefacts are defined through. Calling upon series from such as Indiana Jones, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, Relic Hunter, Nina Wilde, Jack West Jr., Ethan Gage and Sigma force, it breaks down barriers between popular and professional archaeology, pushing categories of fictional valuation further into the concerns of professionals"--