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The Death of Archaeological Theory?
John Bintliff
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The Death of Archaeological Theory? addresses the provocative subject of whether it is time to discount the burden of somewhat dogmatic theory and ideology that has defined archaeological debate and shaped archaeology over the last 25 years. Seven chapters meet this controversial subject head on, also assessing where archaeological theory is now, and future directions.
John Bintliff questions what theory is and argues that archaeologists should be freed from 'Ideopraxists', or those who preach that a single approach or model is right to the exclusion of ... Read more
The Death of Archaeological Theory? addresses the provocative subject of whether it is time to discount the burden of somewhat dogmatic theory and ideology that has defined archaeological debate and shaped archaeology over the last 25 years. Seven chapters meet this controversial subject head on, also assessing where archaeological theory is now, and future directions.
John Bintliff questions what theory is and argues that archaeologists should be freed from 'Ideopraxists', or those who preach that a single approach or model is right to the exclusion of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842174463
SKU
V9781842174463
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99-12
About John Bintliff
John Bintliff was Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology at Universiteit Leiden NL, and is now Honorary Professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Death of Archaeological Theory?
Entertaining and well written, this work contains a wealth of easily accessible information, delivered with a light touch by the contributors who draw on extensive sources. Is archaeological theory dead? Not if it continues to be debated in this fashion.
Current World Archaeology
'one of the most provocative collections I have read in years.'
European Journal of ... Read more
Current World Archaeology
'one of the most provocative collections I have read in years.'
European Journal of ... Read more