Interpreting Archaeology: Finding Meaning in the Past

by Alexandra Alexandri (Editor), Victor Buchli (Editor), John Carman (Editor), Ian Hodder (Editor), Jonathan Last (Editor)

Overview

This volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past. The authors, drawn from Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, represent many different strands of archaeology. They address the philosophical issues involved in interpretation and a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, a recognition of how past researchers have also imposed their own value systems on the evidence which they presented.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317799450
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Alexandra Alexandri, Victor Buchli, John Carman, Ian Odder, Jonathan Last, Gavin Lucas, Michael Shanks

Table of Contents

1. Philosophical Issues of Interpretation 2. The origins of meaning 3. Interpretation, writing and presenting the past 4. Archaeology and history 5. Material culture Appendix: Further comment on Interpretive Archaeologies Glossary Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'The quality of the papers is high and represents an up-to-date coverage of the many prominent issues with which archaeology is coming to grips. Interpretating Archaeology is a salient and timely production and would be an ideal acquisition for students. So, as Whitley indirectly cautions all readers, peruse the whole book; your understanding of current Anglo-American theoretical archaeology will be considerably advanced. ' - ARC

' Interpreting Archaeology is a salient and timely production and would be an ideal acquisition for students.' - Archaeological Review, Cambridge

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