John C. Barrett (University of Sheffield)

Archaeology and its Discontents

Why Archaeology Matters

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Critically examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century. It makes a powerful case that understanding how humans have created themselves should be the main purpose of archaeology, and that archaeology matters precisely because of the insights it can offer in this area.

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Produktdetails

• Themes in Archaeology Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780367556457
• ISBN-10: 0367556456
• Artikelnr.: 60798518

Autorenporträt

John C. Barrett is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, having previously taught at the Universities of Leeds and Glasgow. He is the author of Fragments from Antiquity (1994) and co-author, with Michael Boyd, of From Stonehenge to Mycenae (2019). His research has focused upon British and European prehistory and archaeological theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Explanation and understanding 2. The archaeological record
3. Systems and the dynamics of historical change: The New Archaeology 4. A
Social Archaeology 5. From functionalism to a symbolic and structural
archaeology 6. The evolution of ecosystems 7. The making of populations 8.
The cultures of life Epilogue