This paper aims to shift debate in the study of archaeological art away from epistemological questions of definition towards ontological approaches. To this aim, the paper proposes a non-representational study of archaeological art based on the twin concepts of affect and agential intra-action. As an example of this approach, the paper examines the carved stone balls of Neolithic Scotland. The analysis of carved stone balls focuses on their making and on their inter-regional circulation and exchange as a way of approaching the affective character of these artefacts. The paper finishes with a detailed consideration of the concepts of affect and intra-action and advocates their use in the archaeology of art.

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情感考古：艺术，本体论和新石器时代英国雕刻的石球

本文旨在将考古学研究中的辩论从定义的认识论问题转向本体论方法。为此，本文提出了基于情感和代理互动的双重概念的考古学非代表性研究。作为这种方法的一个例子，本文考察了新石器时代苏格兰雕刻的石球。对石雕球的分析着眼于其制作以及它们在区域间的流通和交换，以此来接近这些手工艺品的情感特征。本文最后对情感和互动的概念进行了详细考虑，并提倡将其用于艺术考古。