Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory write by Todd L. VanPool. This book was released on 2003. Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Archaeological theory, some say, seems to have fragmented into a thousand fundamentalisms. By working on a broader set of empirical issues than ever before, archaeologists are indeed applying and refining a variety of perspectives. Yet the editors of this volume make a case that it is appropriate for archaeologists to use a logical variety of theoretical structures to answer different kinds of questions, combining approaches as necessary. In that spirit of plurality, contributors to this volume identify an important theoretical or methodological problem and present an argument regarding its solution. They also provide a critical evaluation of the current state of archaeological method and theory, illustrating that such recurrent issues as the role of agency and the importance of social considerations in the formation of archaeological research dominate current theoretical development. By presenting both the range of important questions and a variety of answers, this volume contributes to the 'essential tension' that will further the growth of archaeological theory.
Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory
Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory write by Todd L. VanPool. This book was released on 2003. Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Archaeological theory, some say, seems to have fragmented into a thousand fundamentalisms. By working on a broader set of empirical issues than ever before, archaeologists are indeed applying and refining a variety of perspectives. Yet the editors of this volume make a case that it is appropriate for archaeologists to use a logical variety of theoretical structures to answer different kinds of questions, combining approaches as necessary. In that spirit of plurality, contributors to this volume identify an important theoretical or methodological problem and present an argument regarding its solution. They also provide a critical evaluation of the current state of archaeological method and theory, illustrating that such recurrent issues as the role of agency and the importance of social considerations in the formation of archaeological research dominate current theoretical development. By presenting both the range of important questions and a variety of answers, this volume contributes to the 'essential tension' that will further the growth of archaeological theory.
Contradictions of Archaeological Theory
Contradictions of Archaeological Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contradictions of Archaeological Theory write by Sandra Wallace. This book was released on 2012-01-30. Contradictions of Archaeological Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is current archaeological theory stuck at an impasse? Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these contradictions are a result of common underlying philosophical assumptions and fallacies this book is able to show how a fresh approach to this discipline is necessary to resolve them, even if this requires re-examining some of the tenants of orthodox archaeology. This fresh approach is achieved by using Critical Realism as an "under labourer" to philosophically evaluate archaeological theory. Starting by assessing the historical impact of philosophy on the discipline and then looking at the current relationship between archaeology and the ontology of the material this book facilitates the construction of discipline specific theory by archaeologists. The result is an approach to archaeology that allows both students and practitioners to free themselves from endemic contradictions and re-discover their approach to archaeological theory.
Evolutionary and Interpretive Archaeologies
Evolutionary and Interpretive Archaeologies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Evolutionary and Interpretive Archaeologies write by Ethan Cochrane. This book was released on 2016-09-16. Evolutionary and Interpretive Archaeologies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of original articles compares various key archaeological topics—agency, violence, social groups, diffusion—from evolutionary and interpretive perspectives. These two strands represent the major current theoretical poles in the discipline. By comparing and contrasting the insights they provide into major archaeological themes, this volume demonstrates the importance of theoretical frameworks in archaeological interpretations. Chapter authors discuss relevant Darwinian or interpretive theory with short archaeological and anthropological case studies to illustrate the substantive conclusions produced. The book will advance debate and contribute to a better understanding of the goals and research strategies that comprise these distinct research traditions.
Power and Identity in Archaeological Theory and Practice
Power and Identity in Archaeological Theory and Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Power and Identity in Archaeological Theory and Practice write by Eleanor Harrison-Buck. This book was released on 2012-04-15. Power and Identity in Archaeological Theory and Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A new and broader approach to understanding power and identity in the Mesoamerican archaeological record
