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Informationen zum Autor R. Alexander Bentley is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, Durham University, England. Herbert D. G. Maschner is professor of anthropology at Idaho State University, and the co-editor (with Christopher Chippindale) of the Handbook of Archaeological Methods (AltaMira Press 2005). Christopher Chippindale is research professor in archaeology at Cambridge University, curator for British collections at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, and a former editor of the journal Antiquity. Klappentext This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An extensive bibliography is included. This volume is the single most important reference for current information on contemporary archaeological theories. Zusammenfassung This handbook! a companion to the authoritative Handbook of Archaeological Methods! gathers original! authoritative articles from leading archaeologists on all aspects of the latest thinking about archaeological theory. It is the definitive resource for understanding how to think about archaeology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: On Archaeological Theories Research Paradigms Culture History: A Culture-Historical Approach Processualism and After Ecology in Archaeology Classical Marxism Agency Darwinian Archaeologies Post-Processual Archaeology and After Ideas from Neighboring Disciplines History and Continental Approaches Latin American Archaeology in History and Practice Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology: Theoretical Dialogues Evolutionary Biological Methods and Cultural Data Archaeology and the Origins of Language Families Complexity Theory Research Concerns Stimulating Society Mind Materiality Ethnicity: Theoretical Approaches, Methodological Implications Gender Philosophy in Archaeology Contexts of Archaeological Study Cultural Resource Management Archaeology and Society Archaeological Ethics in Context and Practice Towards a Post-Colonial Archaeology of Indigenous Australia Theory into Practice Hunters and Gatherers The Origins and Spread of Agriculture The Archaeology of Rank Chiefdoms The Rise of the State Religion ...
