Archaeological theory
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Matthew Johnson.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405100144; 9781405100151
Subjects: Archaeology -- Philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Common sense is not enough; title: The "new archaeology"; title: Archaeology as a science; title: Middle-range theory, ethnoarchaeology, and material culture studies; title: Culture and process; title: Thoughts and ideologies; title: Postprocessual and interpretative archaeologies; title: Archaeology, gender, and identity; title: Archaeology and cultural evolution; title: Archaeology and Darwinian evolution; title: Archaeology and history; title: Archaeology, politics and culture; title: Conclusion : the future of theory.