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1 online resource |
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Routledge studies in archaeology |
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Routledge studies in archaeology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Debating Archaeological Empiricism; 1 Why 'The Death of Archaeological Theory'?; Comment; Comment; 2 Archaeology and the Second Empiricism; Comment; Comment; 3 Public Archaeological Challenges in the 2010s: Learning from Participatory Action in Practice; Comment; Comment; 4 Students First, Please!; Comment; Comment; 5 Archaeology Is History or It's History; Comment; Comment; 6 Empirical Tensions in the Materialities of Time; Comment; Comment; 7 Neo-empirical Mixtures; Comment; Comment; Debating Archaeological Empiricism: Some Closing Comments |
| Summary |
Debating Archaeological Empiricism examines the current intellectual turn in archaeology, primarily in its prehistoric and classical branches, characterized by a return to the archaeological evidence. Each chapter in the book approaches the empirical from a different angle, illuminating contemporary views and uses of the archaeological material in interpretations and theory building. The inclusion of differing perspectives in this collection mirrors the conceptual landscape that characterizes the discipline, contributing to the theoretical debate in archaeology and classical studies. As well a |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- Philosophy.
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Empiricism.
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Ambiguity.
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Material culture.
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Antiquities.
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material culture (discipline)
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Ambiguity
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Antiquities
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Archaeology -- Philosophy
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Empiricism
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Material culture
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hillerdal, Charlotta, editor.
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Siapkas, Johannes, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317800750 |
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1317800753 |
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