Reasons for Redundancy in Reflexivity: The Role of Diaries in Archaeological Epistemology

摘要: AbstractArchaeological research projects employ a diverse body of recording strategies to preserve detailed information about material evidence the past. One most persisting and common forms is archaeological diary. Despite having undergone transformations in form function over history archaeology as discipline, diaries are often integrated into contemporary excavations order enhance reflexivity provide greater context for understanding both processes products these endeavors. I argue that do succeed promoting reflexive practice, though not because contextual they capture. Instead, degree which repeat recorded by other media embodies their integral role epistemology. By comparing diary entries from Catalhoyuk, Turkey pro forma produced at this site, demonstrate diaries' power derives the...