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The central aim is to explore how archaeography and historiography function as distinct yet interrelated sensibilities in understanding the medieval past.

May 1, 2021The Medieval History Journal

Between Archaeography and Historiography: Unsettling the Medieval?

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The central aim is to explore how archaeography and historiography function as distinct yet interrelated sensibilities in understanding the medieval past.
Engagement with South Asian medieval historiography focused on the theme of settlement.
Genealogy of the concept of settlement in accounts of medieval life and politics.
Analysis of archaeological findings in Mewat to draw connections between spatial relations and historical narratives.
Argues that archaeographies of settlement reveal questions of anteriority not typically addressed by historiography.
Identifies how commitments to certain interpretations of settlement can disable additional historical inquiries.
Demonstrates the complex interplay between familiar and alien aspects of medieval narratives.

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This article examines the complex relationship between archaeology and history in the medieval context, highlighting implications for evidence and questions of identity.

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Mudit Trivedi (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff955a4716aad0cc856643 https://doi.org/10.1177/09719458211055884

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This article examines the complex relationship between archaeology and history in the medieval context, highlighting implications for evidence and questions of identity.

Between Archaeography and Historiography: Unsettling the Medieval?

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Between Archaeography and Historiography: Unsettling the Medieval?

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