Writing Remains: New Intersections of Archaeology, Literature and Science (Explorations in Science and Literature)

Part I Genetics and human inheritance 1 New materialism, archaeogenetics and tracing the human Jerome de Groot 2 Jack London and Before Adam : Ahead of his time, or a cautionary tale in the study of prehistoric hominins? James Walker and David Clinnick Part II Innovations in practice through collaborative projects 3 'Handle with care': Literature, archaeology, slavery Josie Gill, Catriona McKenzie and Emma Lightfoot 4 Creative facticity and 'hyper-archaeology': Th e spatial and performative textualities of psychogeography Spencer Jordan Part III Literature, archaeology and layering the past 5 Deciphering the city: Ancient Egypt in Victorian London and psychogeographical archaeology Eleanor Dobson vi Contents 6 From the Great Castle of the Hill to the Great Mound on the river: Imperialism and transatlantic archaeology in Th omas Hardy's ' Ancient Earthworks' Anna West Part IV Narrative archaeology and the narratives of archaeologists 7 Something more than imagination: Archaeology and fi ction Robert E. Witcher and Daniël P. van Helden 8 Th e death of the archaeologist: Imagining science, storytelling and self-understanding in contemporary archaeofi ction Anna Auguscik ## Index Series Preface ix interested in science and its place in culture and society. By showing how each fi eld can be enhanced by a knowledge of the others, we hope to enrich scientifi c as well as literary research and to cultivate a new cross-disciplinary approach to fundamental questions in both fi elds. Th e series will encompass topics from across the physical, biological and social sciences, medicine and technology, wherever literature can inform our understanding of the science, its origins and its implications. It will also include books on literary forms and techniques that are informed by science, as well as studies that consider how science itself has been articulated. Along with literature in the broad sense of written texts, books in the series will also consider other cultural forms including drama, fi lm, television and other arts and media. List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction: New Intersections of Archaeology, Literature and Science. Josie Gill, University of Bristol, UK, Catriona McKenzie, University of Exeter, UK and Emma Lightfoot, University of Cambridge, UK -- Genetics and Human Inheritance -- 1. New Materialism, Archaeogenetics and Tracing the Human. Jerome de Groot, University of Manchester, UK -- 2. Jack London and Before Adam : Ahead of his Time, or a Cautionary Tale in the Study of Prehistoric Hominins? James Walker, University of Bradford, UK and David Clinnick, St Mary's College of California, USA -- Innovations in Practice through Collaborative Projects 3. 'Handle with Care': Literature, Archaeology, Slavery. Josie Gill, Catriona McKenzie and Emma Lightfoot -- 4. Creative Facticity and 'Hyper-Archaeology': The Spatial and Performative Textualities of Psychogeography. Spencer Jordan, University of Nottingham, UK -- Literature, Archaeology and Layering the Past 5. Deciphering the City: Ancient Egypt in Victorian London and Psychogeographical Archaeology. Eleanor Dobson, University of Birmingham, UK -- 6. From the Great Castle of the Hill to the Great Mound on the River: Imperialism and Transatlantic Archaeology in Thomas Hardy's 'Ancient Earthworks'. Anna West, independent scholar -- Narrative Archaeology and the Narratives of Archaeologists -- 7. Something More than Imagination: Archaeology and Fiction. Robert E.Witcher, Durham University, UK and Danil︠ P. van Helden, University of Leicester, UK -- 8. The Death of the Archaeologist: Imagining Science, Storytelling and Self-Understanding in Contemporary Archaeofiction. Anna Auguscik, University og Oldenburg, Germany Index Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Illustrations 8 Series preface 9 Contributors 11 Acknowledgements 13 Introduction: New intersections of archaeology, literature and science 16 Part I Genetics and human inheritance 36 1 New materialism, archaeogenetics and tracing the human (Jerome de Groot) 38 2 Jack London and Before Adam: Ahead of his time, or a cautionary tale in the study of prehistoric hominins? (James Walker a 60 Part II Innovations in practice through collaborative projects 84 3 ‘Handle with care’: Literature, archaeology, slavery (Josie Gill, Catriona McKenzie and Emma Lightfoot) 86 4 Creative facticity and ‘hyper-archaeology’: The spatial and performative textualities of psychogeography (Spencer Jordan) 110 Part III Literature, archaeology and layering the past 132 5 Deciphering the city: Ancient Egypt in Victorian London and psychogeographical archaeology (Eleanor Dobson) 134 6 From the Great Castle of the Hill to the Great Mound on the river: Imperialism and transatlantic archaeology in Thomas Hardy’ 160 Part IV Narrative archaeology and the narratives of archaeologists 190 7 Something more than imagination: Archaeology and fiction (Robert E. Witcher and Daniël P. van Helden) 192 8 The death of the archaeologist: Imagining science, storytelling and self-understanding in contemporary archaeofiction (Anna 218 Index 240 Writing Remains brings together a wide range of leading archaeologists and literary scholars to explore emerging intersections in archaeological and literary studies. Drawing upon a wide range of literary texts from the nineteenth century to the present, the book offers new approaches to understanding storytelling and narrative in archaeology, and the role of archaeological knowledge in literature and literary criticism. The book's eight chapters explore a wide array of archaeological approaches and methods, including scientific archaeology, identifying intersections with literature and literary studies which are textual, conceptual, spatial, temporal and material. Examining literary authors from Thomas Hardy and Bram Stoker to Sarah Moss and Paul Beatty, scholars from across disciplines are brought into dialogue to consider fictional narrative both as a site of new archaeological knowledge and as a source and object of archaeological investigation. "Writing Remains brings together a wide range of leading archaeologists and literary scholars to explore emerging intersections in archaeological and literary practice. Drawing upon a wide range of literary texts from the nineteenth century to the present, the book offers new approaches to understanding storytelling and narrative in archaeology, and the role of archaeological methods in literature and literary criticism. Across the book's 10 chapters - ranging from Thomas Hardy and H.P. Lovecraft to Zadie Smith and Paul Beatty, from new genetic insights into prehistoric man and the deepening record of our changing human environment - scholars from across disciplines are brought into dialogue, making innovative connections to concepts, methodologies and practices of cultural understanding"-- Provided by publisher