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Archaeological theory : an introduction / Matthew Johnson

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Oxford] : Blackwell, [1999]Description: xv, 240 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780631202967
  • 9780631202967
Subject(s): Summary: An overview of the major ideas and concepts in archaeological theory. This book takes a historical approach and examines the roots of late-1990s debates in the development of archaeology since the 1970s. It discusses what the New Archaeology meant and means, what the differences are between processual and post-processual archaeology, and what cognitive archaeology is or might be. The author stresses the links between debates within archaeology and issues in the wider world of theory, as well as the social and political context of archaeological practice
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Includes bibliographical references and index

An overview of the major ideas and concepts in archaeological theory. This book takes a historical approach and examines the roots of late-1990s debates in the development of archaeology since the 1970s. It discusses what the New Archaeology meant and means, what the differences are between processual and post-processual archaeology, and what cognitive archaeology is or might be. The author stresses the links between debates within archaeology and issues in the wider world of theory, as well as the social and political context of archaeological practice

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