[PDF] Debating Archaeology eBook

Author : Lewis Roberts Binford
Publisher : Emerald Group Pub Limited
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 11,35 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780121000455

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Collects twenty-eight papers published by Binford in the 1980's and includes his comments on them. This collection of self-edited papers, together with candid interstitial commentaries, provides a record of the development of 'The New Archaeology' and a view into the mind of a creative archaeological theorist.

Author : Lewis R Binford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1315430630

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In this volume, the founder of processual archaeology, Lewis R. Binford collects and comments on the twenty-eight substantive papers published in the 1980's, the third in his set of collected papers (also Working at Archaeology and An Archaeological Perspective). This ongoing collection of self-edited papers, together with the extensive and very candid interstitial commentaries, provides an invaluable record of the development of "The New Archaeology" and a challenging view into the mind of the man who is certainly the most creative archaeological theorist of our time. A new (2009) foreword allows further reflections on his work.

Author : Robin Skeates
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : History
ISBN :

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This introduction to contemporary debates surrounding their rival claims deals with defining, owning, protecting, managing, interpreting, and experiencing the archaeological heritage. How should the archaeological heritage be presented to the public?

Author : Charlotta Hillerdal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317800745

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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 as giving an important snapshot of the practical as well as theoretical uses of materiality in archaeologies today, this volume looks to the future of archaeology as an empirical discipline.

Author : Lewis Roberts Binford
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 38,19 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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Author : Charlotta Hillerdal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317281683

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Archaeologies of “Us” and “Them” explores the concept of indigeneity within the field of archaeology and heritage and in particular examines the shifts in power that occur when ‘we’ define ‘the other’ by categorizing ‘them’ as indigenous. Recognizing the complex and shifting distinctions between indigenous and non-indigenous pasts and presents, this volume gives a nuanced analysis of the underlying definitions, concepts and ethics associated with this field in order to explore Indigenous archaeology as a theoretical, ethical and political concept. Indigenous archaeology is an increasingly important topic discussed worldwide, and as such critical analyses must be applied to debates which are often surrounded by political correctness and consensus views. Drawing on an international range of global case studies, this timely and sensitive collection significantly contributes to the development of archaeological critical theory.

Author : John Carman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1472518241

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The development of key methodologies for the study of battlefields in the USA in the 1980s inspired a generation of British and European archaeologists to turn their attention to sites in their own countries. The end of the Cold War and key anniversaries of the World Wars inspired others, especially in the UK, to examine the material legacy of those conflicts before they disappeared. By 2000 the study of war was again firmly on the archaeological agenda. The overall purpose of the book is to encourage proponents and practitioners of Conflict Archaeology to consider what it is for and how to develop it in the future.The central argument is that, at present , Conflict Archaeology is effectively divided into closed communities who do not interact to any large extent. These separate communities are divided by period and by nationality, so that a truly international Conflict Archaeology has yet to emerge. These divisions prevent the exchange of information and ideas across boundaries and thereby limit the scope of the field. This book discusses these issues in detail, clearly outlining how they affect the development of Conflict Archaeology as a coherent branch of archaeology.

Author : Israel Finkelstein
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1589832779

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An engaging series of essays, originally given at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. The aim of the colloquium was to make available the results of recent archaeological work to a wider interested public, and specifically to bring science to bear on the early history of the Jewish people.

Author : John Carman
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Art
ISBN :

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This series of short volumes, each devoted to a theme which is the subject of contemporary debate in archaeology, ranges from issues in theory and method to aspects of world archaeology. If 'all property is theft', then cultural property is nothing less than the theft of culture. The term 'cultural property' is widespread in the field of heritage management and is a particularly powerful concept in legal approaches. The term and the concept it represents are never discussed, however. The idea that material that comes to us from the past should be considered 'property' accordingly seems to be taken for granted by those charged with its care. Any debate that does take place is limited to comparing private with state ownership, often under the pretence that the latter represents a form of 'stewardship'. This radical work seeks to challenge the dominance of these limiting ideas by looking for alternatives. Taking as a starting-point the four different types of property relation generally recognised by lawyers and economists, the book explores the implications for cultural objects of different property regimes.In presenting an argument that the concept of 'property' is inappropriate for the heritage, the book challenges much that is taken for granted and undiscussed in the field of heritage management.

Author : Barry W. Cunliffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 19,16 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780197262559

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Twenty-six leading scholars from around the world have come together to celebrate the strengths, the energies and the sheer intellectual excitement of their discipline. They unashamedly proclaim that over the last hundred years archaeology has transformed itself from a genteel antiquarianpursuit, deeply rooted in the classical tradition, to a rigorous and demanding discipline, spanning the humanities and the sciences, yet at the same time one widely accessible to the public at large. The contributors show how our understanding of the past has changed, reveal the exciting ideas under current debate, and offer their visions of the future.The result is a remarkable overview of world archaeology, focusing on new and unexpected themes at the cutting edge of the discipline.