The visual in archaeology: Photographic representation of archaeological practice in British India

2025-01-20 Classification：Archaeology Click()
Author：Guha, S

Article Title：The visual in archaeology: Photographic representation of archaeological practice in British India

Abstract：
Photographs produced during archaeological fieldwork can be employed in shaping the nature of archaeological discourse in different parts of the world. Such photographs are material objects that at times show what written texts fail to say. The focus of this paper is on the photographs produced during archaeological surveys and excavations in British India between the last quarter of the 19th and middle of the 20th centuries.

Keywords: photography; representation; archaeological practice; India

DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00089845

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