Make-do and Mend: Archaeologies of Compromise, Repair and Reuse

Jervis, Ben; Kyle, Alison

doi:doi:10.30861/9781407310060

Make-do and Mend: Archaeologies of Compromise, Repair and Reuse

Ben Jervis and Alison Kyle

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This volume derives from a session held at the 2010 Theoretical Archaeology Group conference (Bristol University). The aims of this session were to explore occurrences of compromise (or making do) and repair (mending) in the past, with a particular focus on material culture. This original scope broadened to encompass reuse – inextricably linked to the central themes, particularly when considered through a biographical approach.

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
CONTENTS
List of Contributors
Introduction: Archaeologies of Compromise, Repair and Reuse
What did the apocrypha know? Glued pottery vessels from Springhead and other Romano-British sites in south and eastern England
Modifying Material: Social biographies of Roman material culture
Reuse, Repair and Reconstruction. Functioning aqueducts in post-Roman Spain
A Hole for the Soul? Possible functions of post-firing perforations and lead plugs in early Anglo-Saxon cremation urns
Riveting Biographies: The theoretical implications of early Anglo-Saxon brooch repair, customisation and use-adaptation
Making-do or Making the World? Tempering choices in Anglo-Saxon pottery manufacture
More Than Just a Quick Fix? Repair Holes on Early Medieval Souterrain Ware
Beyond a ‘Make-do and Mend’ Mentality: Repair and reuse of objects from two medieval village sites in Buckinghamshire
When is a Pot Still a Pot?
Survival and Significance: Some Concluding Remarks on Reuse as an Aspect of Cultural Biography

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Published: 2012

Publisher: BAR Publishing

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9781407310060 (paperback)
9781407339832 (ebook)

BAR Number: S2408

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International

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Make-do and Mend: Archaeologies of Compromise, Repair and Reuse

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