| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this thesis is to resolve the issues surrounding the attribution of archaeological finds to harmful magical practices. The proposed solution will be achieved in two parts: firstly, by introducing an analytic concept of magic suitable for archaeology; secondly, by developing a set of tools for the material analysis of archaeological finds. After reviewing the available archaeological literature, the said analytical term will be delivered with a novel definition. In order to find tools compliant with methodological agnosticism, which could detect harmful agencies within archaeological finds, the philosophy of new materialism will be employed. From this theoretical perspective, artifacts associated with harmful magical practices will be compared to traps, leading to the development of a six-part probabilistic schema for material analysis. |
