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Archaeology & Anthropology 2018
Global Journal of Research and Review
ISSN: 2393-8854
Page 22
October 01-02, 2018
London, UK
1
st
Edition of international Conference on
Archaeology and
Anthropology
T
he study of artefacts is at the core of many disciplines
concerned with the study of multiple interactions between
people and things. Over the past decades, disciplines as
diverse as archaeology, sociology, anthropology, arts and cultures
(and histories of) as well as materials science or industrial
design, have all been concerned with the lives of objects, their
production, use, circulation and meanings amongst people and
societies in the past and in the resent (and not so much in the
future). The first part of this talk will provide a brief overview
of the main theoretical and methodological approaches that
have been crucial in shaping our disciplinary understanding
of artefacts over the past few decades. The second part is
exploring answers to two crucial questions. Firstly: does age
matter? In other words: are archaeological objects a bit more
special? And secondly: who owns or should own artefacts
and artefact collections? The third, and final, part of the
presentation will look at issues relating to the future of artefact
collections.
Recent Publications
1. Time, memory, and innovation in Iron Age craft and
production’. In Dimova, B., Gleba, M., Joy, J., Stoddart,
S. (
eds
.) ‘Craft and Production in the European Iron
Age’. Oxford: Oxbow
(forthcoming).
2. ‘Iron in Iron Age Greece’. In ‘The Cambridge Companion
to the Greek Iron Age’. J.Carter and C. Antonaccio
(
eds
). New York: Cambridge University Press (in print).
3. Kostoglou M (2010) Iron, connectivity and local
identities in ancient Mediterranean. In P. van
Dommelen, and A B Knapp Material Connections in
the ancient Mediterranean: Mobility, Materiality and
Identity. Pages:170-189.
Biography
Maria Kostoglou holds BA in Archaeology (Aristotle University, Greece),
MPhil and PhD. in Mediterranean Archaeology with an expertise in ancient
metalwork (University of Glasgow). She worked as curator in national mu-
seums and university museums in Britain and abroad. As a lecturer at SOAS
she is C-convening the MA inMuseums, Heritage andMaterial Culture Stud-
ies, teaches modules on Curating Cultures, Museums and Museology and
supervises research students. Previously, she directed the Heritage Stud-
ies Programme, taught material culture courses, collections management,
and relevant research methods at the University of Manchester; she also
developed learning, research, and outreach activities with the humanities
collections of the Manchester Museum. She is interested in research and
supervision in ancient artefact studies; the materiality of objects and their
connections with place and identity (past and present); heritage interpreta-
tion (in multi-cultural settings); and developing University Museum collec-
tions for higher education learning and research.
mk124@soas.ac.ukArtefacts: from objects to concepts and to cultural property
Maria Kostoglou
SOAS University of London, UK
Maria Kostoglou, Glob J Res Rev 2018, Volume 5
DOI: 10.21767/2393-8854-C1-002