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Ancient societies actively engaged with their past through material culture, suggesting a form of nostalgia. Archaeological study of objects and spaces reveals connections to history and emotive responses.

Area of Science:

  • Archaeology
  • Social History
  • Material Culture Studies

Background:

  • Prehistoric archaeological evidence indicates ancient societies interacted with their past.
  • This engagement involved reusing, re-appropriating, and recreating past material culture.
  • Affective qualities of materials, places, and human remains facilitated memory and connection to the past.

Purpose of the Study:

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  • To consider the potential for emotive responses, akin to modern nostalgia, in past human experiences.

Main Methods:

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  • Interpretation of the affective qualities of past objects, places, and human remains.

    • Main Results:

    • Ancient societies demonstrably engaged with their own histories through material culture.
    • Affective qualities of archaeological evidence suggest mechanisms for remembering and connecting with the past.
    • Specific emotive responses, comparable to nostalgia, may have been elicited by past experiences.

    Conclusions:

    • Archaeological findings suggest ancient peoples experienced forms of nostalgia.
    • The study of materiality and sensory affect in archaeology can illuminate past emotive experiences.
    • Nostalgia, though not an explicit archaeological term, is a relevant concept for understanding past connections to history.