Graffiti Archaeology

Jordan Ralph

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_551

Graffiti Archaeology

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Graffiti is an important source of material evidence through which archaeologists can learn about cultural identities and ideas. The tradition of graffiti goes back to ancient Greece and Rome, if not earlier (Baird & Taylor 2010). One of the renowned characteristics of Pompeii and Herculaneum is the wealth of political slogans and bawdy statements that are inscribed on the walls of buildings, both inside and outside (Benefiel 2010; UNESCO 2013). In contemporary societies, graffiti is widely perceived as undesirable and labeled as “vandalism” and often connected with feelings of adrenaline (O’Doherty 2012).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology
Editors	Claire Smith
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Springer
Pages	3102-3107
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-44190-465-2, 9781441904652
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4419-0426-3, 9781441904263
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_551
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Landscape Archaeology
Pompeii
Style: Its Role in the Archaeology of Art
Urban Heritage
Graffiti
cultural identities

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