![]() ![]() ![]() Michel Foucault has argued that identity is a form of social construction which people impose on themselves and others (Foucault 1994). We should, therefore, study past identities through the reconstruction of daily practices and social interactions to gain a greater understanding of the people of the past. ![]() Theorizing social identity in archaeology thus warrants recognition that, although our subjects are dead and long-buried, they were once people with lives, friends, goals and senses of self. The construction and maintenance of identity in the past may not have been straightforward many of our social categories such as race, gender, and social status likely did not hold the same meaning to the people of the past (Meskell 2001 Wynne-Jones and Croucher 2007). Identity Crisis As a component of daily practice, identity itself is a characteristic of both individuals and groups. ![]()
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