Materializing Media Archaeologies: The MAD-P Hard Drive Excavation. (24th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perry, Sara; Morgan, Colleen
• Is Part Of: Journal of contemporary archaeology. Volume 2:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 94
• Page End: 104
• Publication Date: 2015-04-24
• Subjects: digital archaeology -- excavation methodology -- media archaeology -- contemporary archaeology -- hard drive; Archaeology -- Periodicals; Civilization -- Periodicals; Sociology -- Periodicals; 930.1
• DOI: 10.1558/jca.v2i1.27083
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-3429

Abstract

Abstract : Weaving together the theoretical and methodological assets of the fields of archaeology and media archaeology, this paper presents the first phase of the Media Archaeology Drive Project (MAD-P) wherein we aim to articulate a formal procedure for the excavation of media objects. Using an abandoned hard drive as our case study, we introduce our approach, discuss its varied intellectual implications, and suggest a series of next steps for developing the method and extending its deployment outwards to contemporary archaeologists as well as media archaeologists themselves.