Collectors, class and conflict at the Lower Palaeolithic discovery at Stoke Newington, 1878-1884

White, Mark J.

doi:10.1080/00438243.2023.2170456

Collectors, class and conflict at the Lower Palaeolithic discovery at Stoke Newington, 1878-1884

White, Mark J.

Authors

Professor Mark White mark.white@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This paper uses events following the 1878 discovery of a rich Lower Palaeolithic ‘living floor’ at Stoke Newington, London, to explore the social and economic relationships and imbalances that existed within Palaeolithic archaeology in the mid to late nineteenth century. It explores in particular the role of the British working classes in amassing the extant record, the biases they might have introduced and the value of this archaeology to their own lives and livelihoods.

Citation

White, M. J. (2023). Collectors, class and conflict at the Lower Palaeolithic discovery at Stoke Newington, 1878-1884. World Archaeology, https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2023.2170456

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 2, 2022
Online Publication Date	Feb 3, 2023
Publication Date	2023
Deposit Date	Jan 21, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Aug 4, 2024
Journal	World Archaeology
Print ISSN	0043-8243
Electronic ISSN	1470-1375
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2023.2170456
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1183071