Critical Traditions in Contemporary Archaeology: Essays in the Philosophy, History and Socio-politics of ArchaeologyValerie Pinsky, Alison Wylie |
Contents
Philosophy of science and archaeology | 5 |
Inference to the best explanation in archaeology | 14 |
Dialectics critical inquiry and archaeology | 38 |
historical foundations | 51 |
Philosophical lessons from the history of Stonehenge | 68 |
Childes early Marxism | 80 |
Sociopolitical context | 93 |
Archaeology as sociopolitical action in the present CONTRIBUTORS | 104 |
Living history and critical archaeology in | 117 |
38 | 141 |
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American Antiquity American Archaeology AMPA AMPB analysis ancient monuments Annapolis anthropology antiquarian approach archaeological data archaeological record argument artefacts assumptions Australian Labour movement beehive behaviour Binford British Cambridge century Childe Childe's claims clockmaking concepts concern constructed contemporary context critical archaeology critical theory critique debates discipline discussion Dunnell empirical epistemology essay evidence example exhibit explanation fact factors framework historiography history of archaeology human ibid important intellectual interest interpretive issues knowledge Labour London Lubbock mainstream Marxian Marxism Maryland State House material culture means method methodological models modern museum nature objects organisation paradigm particular past philosophical philosophy of archaeology philosophy of science political practice prehistoric archaeology present problem production questions recognised relations relevant role romantic nationalism sarsen scientific Seth Thomas Clock significant social society socio-political specific stone Stonehenge Stonehenge studies structure Stukeley suggest theoretical archaeology Thomaston traditional understanding values workers