Artifact Reuse and Mixed Archaeological Contexts at Chatrikhera, Rajasthan

Modern reuse of ringstones: a case study from Eastern India

“…In all these cases, the resources from an archaeological setting are readily available and thus are reused to meet different needs. A study from Rajasthan (Raczek et al 2018) showed how the residents of a village recycle modern and ancient items in the same way, in part because they do not fully understand the antiquity and archaeological significance of the artefacts.…”

“…Studies from around the world have demonstrated multiple ways in which artefacts were reused (e.g. Gillett 2012;Delfino 2014;Amick 2015;Raczek et al 2018;Ota et al 2020). In the South Asian context, while the reuse of artefacts is widespread and ongoing, few studies have specifically focused on the reuse of artefacts as related to pre-and protohistory.…”

“…Studies from around the world have demonstrated multiple ways in which artefacts were reused (e.g. Gillett 2012; Delfino 2014; Amick 2015; Raczek et al 2018; Ota et al . 2020).…”

Life beyond life: Repair, reuse, and recycle—the many lives of wooden objects and the mutability of trees

“…Abdelhamid, 2013; Swift, 2020). Objects re‐entering the systemic context, through reuse and recycling from archaeological deposits, have also been considered (Raczek et al, 2018). Although inorganic materials predominate, organic materials have received some attention, such as textiles (Wild, 2020) or papyrus (Salmenkivi, 2020).…”