Biodiversity

Following the reading Theatre/Archaeology by Pearson and Shanks it has enlightened me to the ways we can perceive artefacts. When examining an artefact there are the stages of ‘categorisation and classification, analysis and narrative.’ (Pearson, 2001). Which allow us to narrow down the way they can be interpreted and enable us to give meaning. Heterogeneity indicates the diversity for example in a natural environment there is a variety of different species making it heterogeneous due to the variation. This is significant and relevant to a museum placement, as it will contain varieties of art and artefacts from varying time periods.

Moreover this can be applicable to us as actors as ‘Social actors are as much artefacts as other material cultural term’ (Pearson, 2001) but in a way, which can be implemented into society and careers that take on certain roles. Performance and archeology that are based and represented on previous memories create memories themselves as it gives a more contemporary portrayal, this will continue to happen throughout time, this is a reason for preserving an extensive account of history in order to keep reinterpreting further.

Works Cited

Pearson, P. and Michael, S. (2001) Theatre/ Archaeology. London: Routledge.

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