“Conflict archaeology in a galaxy far far away.” In 2013 I wrote an essay about the archaeology of Star Wars. In it, I explored the extant remains of ‘Tatooine’ in Tunisia as being archaeologically valid in the 'real' world. I suggested that they are ‘culturally significant imaginings’, an extension of the more traditional archaeology of ‘culturally... Continue Reading →
The Archaeology of Star Wars “These are not the ruins you’re looking for!”
The Lars Homestead ‘igloo’, home to the Skywalker clan. Image courtesy of Rä di Martino “These are not the ruins you’re looking for!” In 2012 Italian photographer Rä di Martino spent more than a year wandering the desert towns of Morocco and Tunisia, on her journey she came across the curious remnants of another world… ‘A long... Continue Reading →
