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The aim is to explore how socio-cultural interpretations in archaeology shape understanding of globalisation.

March 16, 2026Open Access

Challenging scales and challenging boundaries in globalisation perspectives of the past

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The aim is to explore how socio-cultural interpretations in archaeology shape understanding of globalisation.
Analysis of responses to the 2020 book on Mediterranean Iron Age
Examination of theoretical debates in archaeological scholarship
Discussion of interrelated themes in collected papers
Identification of two main themes in archaeological scholarship: scales of interpretation and future research directions
Highlighting the vibrancy of theoretical debates within Mediterranean studies

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The responses to my 2020 book, The Archaeology of the Mediterranean Iron Age, as presented in this issue of AWE highlight the vibrancy of theoretical debates in Mediterranean scholarship. Two broad and interrelated themes emerge in the collected papers. One explores our scales of socio-cultural interpretation in archaeological scholarship. The other assesses future directions of such research. I welcome the opportunity to discuss both here.

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Tamar Hodos

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