Cultural Identity and Archaeology The Construction of European Communities

Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe. Despite widespread use of the apst in the construction of ethnic, national and European identity, theories of cultural identity have been neglected in archaeology. Focusing on the interrelationships between concepts of cultural identity today and the interpretation of past cultural groups,Cultural Identity and Archaeologyoffers provocative archaeological perspectives on the debate surrounding European identities. The authors examine critically both the construction of Europe, and ethnic and national groups within it, as bounded cultural, political and geographical entities. In place of such monolithic concepts, the book argues for a consideration of the diverse hybrid, and multiple nature of European cultural identities in the past and the present.Jones, Sian is the author of 'Cultural Identity and Archaeology The Construction of European Communities' with ISBN 9780415106764 and ISBN 0415106761.