John G. Sabol Jr.

Bodies of Substance, Fragments of Memories (eBook, ePUB)

An Archaeological Sensitivity to Ghostly Presence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ghost Research is archaeological work that requires specific field practices. This book introduces the investigative techniques of a "ghost archaeology". This is defined as a scientific discipline of the "ordinary", a search for the repetitive patterns of cultural behavior that can be unearthed during an field investigation.

Six case studies of cultural hauntings are presented which illustrate the usefulness of archaeological methodology and techniques in field research. The investigation of ghostly presence at Gettysburg, in the anthracite coal region, at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, and a Civil War haunting in Petersburg, Virginia are cited. These investigations show how potential evidential data can be uncovered, if only the investigators would maintain an archaeological sensibility in their fieldwork operations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781467850445
• Artikelnr.: 52482824

Autorenporträt

John Sabol is a cultural anthropologist, historical archaeologist, actor, and "ghost excavator". He has been participating in (and directing) scientific field investigations since high school. He has worked extensively in England, Germany, Mexico, and throughout the United States. He is a former professor of inter-cultural studies with 11 years of teaching experience at various colleges and universities in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico. He is the author of six other books: Ghost Excavator(2007),Ghost Culture (2007), Gettysburg Unearthed (2007), Battlefield Hauntscape (2007), Anthracite Coal Region (2008), and the Politics of Presence (2008). For more information on his investigations and books, please see his websites: www.ghostexcavator.com and http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeoqapc/ghostexcavator.