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The article presents the author's response concerning the comments contributed by several authors about her study on archaeology of emotion. The author has showed her gratitude towards the commentators serious consideration of her paper. She has added that she has been hesitant about the formulation of a coherent position which nevertheless empowers the kind of writing about the past that she wanted to do. According to the author, she cannot pretend to have answers with the many problematic issues and questions raised about her study.