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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Do history and historical archaeology matter? -- Section 1: What are our ambitions? The goals of historical archaeology ; Preserving and interpreting sites ; Rewriting documentary history ; Reconstructing ways of life ; Improving archaeological methods ; Understanding modernization and globalization -- Section 2: What do we care about? A questioning attitude ; Defining our topics ; Colonialism, capitalism, and slavery ; What is our evidence? ; Ideology, ambiguity, and muted groups ; Ethical considerations -- Section 3: A windshield survey of historical archaeology. Introduction to a windshield survey of historical archaeology ; The survival of the English colony at Jamestown ; Mission San Luis de Talimali ; Enclosure of the English countryside ; Capitalism, the Georgian order, and a woman ; Australia's convict past ; African American life ; The machine in the garden ; The inner-city working class ; Garbage and garbage-in-waiting -- Section 4: Historical archaeology as public scholarship. Introduction to public archaeology ; Public memory and public places ; Education and outreach ; What about the painful past? ; History and the culture wars ; Civic renewal and restorative justice ; Transformative learning ; Some closing thoughts |
| Summary |
What is historical archaeology and why is it important? Barbara Little addresses these key questions for introductory students, covering the goals of historical archaeological work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index |
| Subject |
Archaeology and history.
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Historic sites.
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Archaeology -- Philosophy.
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Archaeology -- Methodology.
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historical archaeology.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Archaeology and history
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Archaeology -- Methodology
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Archaeology -- Philosophy
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Historic sites
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315427393 |
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1315427397 |
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9781315427416 |
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1315427419 |
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