Material Culture Studies (Other Keyword)
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Cigarettes are the most numerous, ubiquitous, and tolerated form of trash on the urban landscape (Graesch & Hartshorn 2014:1). This statement has special meaning in Chile, leading country in cigarette consumption in the continent, especially between women and youngsters. Current approaches in the study of this phenomenon are based on interviews, but no material study has yet been conducted. Considering the differences between people´s discourses and actions, along with the abundance and high...
The Jim Rock Historic Can Collection Online Database at Southern Oregon University, Ashland (2015)
Jim Rock was an historical archaeologist known for his passion for the humble ‘Tin Can.’ Prior to his death in 2010, Rock spend much of his lengthy career with the Forest Service focusing on education and outreach. Rock amassed a large comparative collection of bottles and cans, which he housed in suitcases and carted around teaching both the public and the professional archaeological community about the importance of often overlooked and undervalued artifacts, particularly cans. Rock’s 1987...