Beyond Human Proportions: Archaeology of the Mega and the Nano |
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Authors: | Matt Edgeworth |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Archaeology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | It used to be the case that archaeological features and artifacts were principally on a human scale. But that familiar world is changing fast. As archaeology extends its range of focus further forward in time its subject matter is moving beyond human proportions. Developments in macro- and micro-engineering mean that artifacts are no longer limited in size by physical limitations of the body. As scale and impact of material culture extends outwards and inwards in both macroscopic and microscopic directions, the perspectives of contemporary archaeology must change in order to keep track. |
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