This chapter critically synthesizes the growing literature relating to the archaeology of the
senses and situates it in the light of the emerging interdisciplinary paradigm known as …

Edited by two pioneers in the field of sensory archaeology, this Handbook comprises a key
point of reference for the ever-expanding field of sensory archaeology: one that surpasses …

The ancient world used the senses to express an enormous range of cultural meanings.
Indeed the senses were functionally significant in all aspects of ancient life, often in ways …

In both our daily life and our academic practice we attempt to make sense of the
world.'Making sense'captures the central link between objects and bodily existence explored …

Since the nineteenth century, museums have kept their artifacts in glass cases to better
preserve them, and drawings and photographs have become standard ways of presenting …

How much can we know about sensory experience in the Middle Ages? While few would
question that the human senses encountered a profoundly different environment in the …

An archaeology of the senses is an impossible task. By this I mean that it is both
unattainable and futile to attempt to produce a new subfield, in the same way that we have …

Recent years have witnessed an increased interest within archaeology in the non‐visual
senses, and particularly sound. To date, however, most studies have focused on the …

The Roman empire afforded a kaleidoscope of sensations. Through a series of multisensory
case studies centred on people, places, buildings and artefacts, and on specific aspects of …

This article demonstrates that the archaeologies of the senses do not simply offer some
colourful detail of past life; they do not fill the gaps in a picture already drawn by other …