Archaeological theory : an introduction / Matthew Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Matthew, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

xvii, 372 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"This book is an introductory essay on archaeological theory. It tries to explain something of what 'theory' is, its relationship to archaeological practice, how it has developed within archaeology over the last few decades, and how archaeological thought relates to theory in the human sciences and the intellectual world generally"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Common Sense is Not Enough p. 1

2 The "New Archaeology" p. 13

3 Archaeology as a Science p. 38

4 Middle-range Theory, Ethnoarchaeology and Material Culture Studies p. 54

5 Culture and Process p. 72

6 Thoughts and Ideologies p. 94

7 Postprocessual and Interpretative Archaeologies p. 108

8 The Material Turn p. 132

9 Archaeology, Gender, and Identity p. 156

10 Archaeology and Cultural Evolution p. 180

11 Archaeology and Darwinian Evolution p. 202

12 Archaeology and History p. 226

13 Archaeology, Politics, and Culture p. 246

14 Conclusion: The Future of Theory p. 260.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Johnson, Matthew, 1962- Archaeological theory.

ISBN:

9781118475027

111847502X

OCLC:

1076449679