Interpretative archaeology / edited by Christopher Tilley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tilley, Christopher Y.

Series:

Explorations in anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

x, 454 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Providence, RI : Berg, 1993.

Summary:

Archaeology, most of us learned in school, consists in the painstaking digging up and sifting of relics from extinct cultures; hardly an exciting or indeed interesting activity - for most of us. Archaeologists and anthropologists, professional and otherwise, know better. In the buried structures and detritus of ancient cultures can be found a world of knowledge and insight - empirical and theoretical - into their cultures as well as our own. This fascinating volume brings these worlds to life, by integrating recent developments in anthropological and sociological theory with a series of detailed studies of prehistoric material culture. It is an exploration of the manner in which semiotic, hermeneutic, Marxist, and post-structuralist approaches radically alter our understanding of the past, and provides a series of innovative studies of key areas of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0854968423

0854968504

OCLC:

26263158