Extracting meaning from the past
By: edited by John Bintliff.
Contributors: Bintliff, J. L.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Archaeology -- Philosophy -- Congresses.; Archaeology -- Methodology -- Congresses.; Great Britain -- Antiquities -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Proceedings of a conference held at Bradford University, March 28, 1987.
Table of contents: title: A review of contemporary perspectives on the "meaning" of the past / John Bintliff; title: Whose archaeology is it anyway? / Henry Cleere; title: Poor museums, rich men's media / David Clarke; title: Community archaeology and the archaeological community / John Walker; title: Giving meaning to the past / Steve Roskams; title: Changing perceptions of the past / Michael Morris; title: Living in interesting times / James Lewthwaite.