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On Accidental Archaeology

  • Virginia Zimmerman

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Abstract

Archaeological excavations in the nineteenth century presented images of past and present collapsed together. Examining the accidental excavation of Roman remains in London and the failed excavation of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, this essay shows how the intrusion of material from one time into another disrupted notions of linear chronology.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDefault journal
StatePublished - Jan 1 2012

Keywords

  • archaeology
  • literature
  • poetry
  • Hardy
  • artifact
  • time

Disciplines

  • Literature in English, British Isles

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