The Maison du Mage project: what remains for archaeology?

Letesson, Quentin;Jusseret, Simon
(2017) Journal of Contemporary Archaeology — (2017)

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  • Letesson, QuentinUCLouvain
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  • Jusseret, SimonUCLouvain
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(en) This article presents our encounter with the Maison du Mage, an abandoned house in the village of Marsal (Lorraine, France). While highlighting the particular history of the building and the constitution of its complex assemblages, it first and foremost aims at addressing the methodological challenges raised by the shifting nature of this contemporary ruin. It presents the results of our preliminary forays within the house and discusses how the Maison du Mage could be used as a particularly well-suited methodological testing ground. On this basis, the article also provides a general research template which may be of use beyond our particular case-study, hence contributing to stimulate debates on archaeological praxis and eventually encourage a more transparent and systematic appraisal of the practical confrontation with contemporary assemblages.
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Letesson, Q., & Jusseret, S. (2017). The Maison du Mage project: what remains for archaeology? Journal of Contemporary Archaeology. Accepted/in-press. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/47077 (Original work published 2017)