The ‘ontological turn’ is currently being touted in anthropology and other social sciences as a way of providing new insights into the global ecological crisis. This move encompasses a variety of posthumanist and New Materialist approaches including assemblage theory, vibrant matter, perspectivism and object-oriented ontology. Although distinctive, these approaches share an interest in animating things. Not surprisingly, archaeologists have taken notice of this new-found fascination with things and are participating in the ontological debates on our own terms. One can distinguish three main approaches: symmetrical archaeology, assemblage thinking and relational archaeologies. This paper will examine the nature of the ontological turn and offer a critical review of its use in archaeology.

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本体的困境

“本体论转向”目前在人类学和其他社会科学中被吹捧为对全球生态危机提供新见解的一种方式。这一举措涵盖了各种后人类主义和新唯物主义方法，包括组合理论、充满活力的物质、透视主义和面向对象的本体论。虽然与众不同，但这些方法都对动画事物感兴趣。毫不奇怪，考古学家已经注意到了对事物的这种新发现的迷恋，并以我们自己的方式参与了本体论辩论。人们可以区分三种主要方法：对称考古学、组合思维和关系考古学。本文将研究本体论转向的性质，并对其在考古学中的应用进行批判性审查。