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Archaeology and the unstoppable excavation machine. A Swedish point of view

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Björn Nilsson
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Abstract

In trying to understand why archaeology is so strongly associated with the method of excavation, this paper examines different relationships between excavation, archaeology, archaeologists and modern society.

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excavationfield archaeologySwedenconstruction of modernitycultural heritage

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Discussion
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Archaeological Dialogues , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , June 2011 , pp. 26 - 29
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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