The Anthropocene, hyperobjects and the archaeology of the future past

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dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Peter B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-02T16:47:31Z
dc.date.available2021-09-02T16:47:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-19
dc.description.abstractArchaeology is often defined as the study of the past through material culture. As we enter the Anthropocene, however, the two parts of this definition increasingly diverge. In the Anthropocene the archaeological record ceases to be observed from a distance, but is something we exist within. It is not an assemblage of material culture, but a hyperobject of vast temporal and geographical scope, in which ecofacts increase in prominence and the role of artefacts recedes. This article examines the archaeological record as a hyperobject and argues for an expanded definition of archaeology for the future past. It argues for a shift from the study of objects towards a broader archaeology that includes immaterial Anthropocene culture.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationCampbell P. (2021) The Anthropocene, hyperobjects and the archaeology of the future past. Antiquity, Volume 95, Issue 383, October 2021, pp. 1315-1330en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0003-598X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.116
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17052
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAnthropoceneen_UK
dc.subjectobject-oriented ontologyen_UK
dc.subjecthyperobjecten_UK
dc.subjectfutureen_UK
dc.titleThe Anthropocene, hyperobjects and the archaeology of the future pasten_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-12-11

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