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85 Odd deposits and average practice. A critical history

of the concept of structured deposition Duncan Garrow

John Chapman 133 Reply to responses Duncan Garrow

articles 145 Curation as research. A case study in orphaned and

underreported archaeological collections Barbara L. Voss 171 The uncreated man. A story of archaeology and imagination

Nick Shepherd 195 List of Contributors

Archaeological dialogues

December 2012 Vol. 19 No. 2

116 The interpretation of depositions in pits. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back? Ă…sa Berggren 120 Meaningful but beyond words? Interpreting material culture patterning David Fontijn 124 Some deposits are more structured than others Julian Thomas 127 Deposition in the Bronze Age Svend Hansen 129 Structured deposition meets deliberate object fragmentation

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Archaeological dialogues

December 2012 | Vol. 19 | No. 2

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Editors Michael Dietler (University of Chicago, USA) Jeremia Pelgrom (Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome, Italy) Sarah Tarlow (University of Leicester, UK) email dialogues@cambridge.org

Associate Editors

Archaeological dialogues is a refereed journal aiming at the promotion of theoretically oriented approaches which go beyond traditional archaeological perspectives and consider a wide range of historical, social and philosophical issues. It shuns narrow chronological and regional limits and emphasises the importance of theoretical engagement and methodological debate. Archaeological Dialogues includes discussion articles, review essays and in-depth interviews, which encourage debate and critical analysis.

Joanna Brück (University of Dublin, Ireland)

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Guidelines for contributors Archaeological dialogues is a broad, peer-reviewed journal for debating archaeology.

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When submitting a contribution to Archaeological dialogues, it will be acknowledged on receipt. One of the editors will be the contact person for a paper throughout the entire process. If scope, quality and language are appropriate it will be sent to two anonymous referees for expert opinion. Usually within two or three months, the editors will inform you of their final decision. In the case of rejection, an editorial justification will be provided, including the original referees’ reports. In the case of acceptance – which may be conditional on revisions – one of the editors will guide you through the rest of the publishing process. Before an article goes into print, authors will receive a copy of the proofs to check. The entire procedure between submission and appearance should take less than a year.

Types of contributions Archaeological dialogues essentially publishes two types of papers, namely ‘discussion articles’ and ‘notes’. The former are accompanied by published comments and a reply.

Discussion articles are usually longer, they can be up to 8–9000 words whereas notes typically are around 4–5000 words. Discussion articles usually take longer to appear in print because of the time required for comments and reply. Review essays and interviews are usually solicited by the editorial board, but scholars with suggestions in this direction are encouraged to contact us.

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contents

discussion article 85

Odd deposits and average practice. A critical history of the concept of structured deposition Duncan Garrow

116 The interpretation of depositions in pits. Is it time for the â—Ś pendulum to swing back? Asa Berggren 120 Meaningful but beyond words? Interpreting material culture patterning David Fontijn 124 Some deposits are more structured than others Julian Thomas 127 Deposition in the Bronze Age Svend Hansen 129 Structured deposition meets deliberate object fragmentation John Chapman 133 Reply to responses Duncan Garrow

articles 145 Curation as research. A case study in orphaned and underreported archaeological collections Barbara L. Voss 171 The uncreated man. A story of archaeology and imagination Nick Shepherd 195 List of contributors

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