Handbook of archaeological theories / edited by R. Alexander Bentley, Herbert D.G. Maschner, and Christopher Chippindale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bentley, R. Alexander, 1970-

Maschner, Herbert D. G.

Chippindale, Christopher, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Philosophy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

vi, 590 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2008]

Summary:

This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory.

Contents:

Introduction : on archeaological theories / R. Alexander Bentley and Herbert D.G. Maschner

Culture history : a culture-historical approach / Gary S. Webster

Processualism and after / Patty Jo Watson

Ecology in archaeology / David R. Yesner

Classical art and the grand tour / David W.J. Gill

Marxism / Randall H. McGuire

Agency / Andrew Gardner

Darwinian archaeologies / R. Alexander Bentley ... [et al.]

Post-processual archaeology and after / Michael Shanks

History and continental approaches / John Bintliff

Latin American archaeology in history and practice / Tom D. Dillehay

Cultural anthropology and archaeology : theoretical dialogues / Timothy Earle

Evolutionary biological methods and cultural data / Mark Collard ... [et al.]

Archaeology and the origins of language families / Peter Bellwood

Complexity theory / R. Alexander Bentley and Herbert D.G. Maschner

Simulating society / Andre Costopolous

Mind / Liana Gabora

Materiality / Timothy Taylor

Ethnicity : theoretical approaches, methodological implications / Siân Jones

Gender / Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin

Philosophy in archaeology / Stephanie Koerner and Steven Price

Cultural resource management / Thomas J. Green

Archaeology and society / Gillian Wallace

Archaeological ethics in context and practice / Don D. Fowler, Edward A. Jolie, and Marion W. Salter

Toward a postcolonial archaeology of indigenous Australia / Ian J. McNiven and Lynette Russell

Hunters and gatherers / Peter Jordan

The origins and spread of agriculture / Mark Pluciennuk and Marek Zvelebil

The archaeology of rank / Kenneth M. Ames

Chiefdoms / Alex W. Barker

The rise of the state / Reinhard Bernbeck

Religion / David S. Whitley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780759100329

0759100322

OCLC:

77334105