An archive holds both ontological aspects (related to the nature of existence) and nomological (law-like) principles.
" The citizens who thus held and signified political power were considered to possess the right to make or to represent the law "
What comes *first* and therefore is *chief* ?
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Public = Property + Edicts
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The "public" archive VS where it is held : in private homes.
Archives change from a private - as in the homes of certain individuals (archons) - to a public matter.
Archons are intrusted with the interpretation of the documents they were collecting - the documents which also determined the law.
How transparent is this process ?
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"At the intersection of the topological and the nomological, of the place and the law, of the substrate and the authority […]. They all have to do with this topo-nomology, with this archontic dimension of domiciliation… "
The ones that interpret these documents are the ones making the rules.
The connection between property, knowledge, and power is established.
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Content must be categorized in order to be called an archive. It has a particular set of procedures, it strives for a permanence.
The link between the right to archive and power, as well as the right for people in power to select and interpret, doesn’t sound like a good idea.