ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-7151 Abstract: The idea of the contact zone has already been of interest for archaeologists for a long time, but rarely had they been applied to the study of the so-called Westhallstattkreis. Both the ‘contact zone’ as well as the Westhallstattkreis have generally been understood as geographically definable spaces: the first one as a space where cultural encounter unfolded its transformative potential; the second one as a space where particular types of objects and features were found. Based on the understanding of spaces of encounter by Marie Louise Pratt and Richard White, the ‘contact zone’ will be redefined for the study of the Westhallstattkreis. We suggest dissolving the ‘contact zones’ from geographically defined spaces and seeing them — as well as the Westhallstattkreis — as performative spaces.

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作为接触空间的 Westhallstattkreis

ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-7151 摘要：接触区的概念早已引起考古学家的兴趣，但很少应用于研究称为 Westhallstattkreis。“接触区”和 Westhallstattkreis 通常被理解为地理上可定义的空间：第一个是文化相遇展现其变革潜力的空间；第二个是发现特定类型的物体和特征的空间。根据 Marie Louise Pratt 和 Richard White 对相遇空间的理解，“接触区”将被重新定义以研究 Westhallstattkreis。我们建议从地理定义的空间中解散“接触区”，并将它们——以及 Westhallstattkreis——视为表演空间。