Critical approaches to fieldwork : contemporary and historical archaeological practice / Gavin Lucas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Gavin, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Fieldwork.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work takes as its starting point the role of fieldwork and how this has changed over the past 150 years. The author argues against progressive accounts of fieldwork and instead places it in its broader intellectual context to critically examine the relationship between theoretical paradigms and everyday archaeological practice. In providing a much-needed historical and critical evaluation of current practice in archaeology, this book opens up a topic of debate which affects all archaeologists, whatever their particular interests.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction: archaeology and the field

Archaeology and the field

chapter 2 Finding the past

chapter 3 Splitting objects

chapter 4 The measure of culture

chapter 5 Eventful contexts

chapter 6 Conclusion

Material archaeologies.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-56430-9

1-134-56431-7

1-280-40121-4

0-203-13225-4

0-203-17000-8

9780203132258

OCLC:

48139853