New Textbook on Archaeological Theory
Linking theory and archaeological research...

 

New From Left Coast Press, Inc. A 15% discount on web orders to the U.S. at
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Archaeological Theory in Practice
Patricia A. Urban and Edward Schortman 
January 2012, 344 pages

            

'In this concise, friendly textbook, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
teach the basics of archaeological theory, making explicit the crucial link
between theory and the actual conduct of archaeological research. The first
half of the text addresses the general nature of theory, as well as how it
is used in the social sciences and in archaeology in particular. To
demonstrate the usefulness of theory, the authors draw from research at
Stonehenge, Mesopotamia, and their own long-term research project in the
Naco Valley of Honduras. They show how theory becomes meaningful when it is
used by very real individuals to interpret equally real materials. These
extended narratives exemplify the creative interaction between data and
theory that shape our understanding of the past. Ideal for introductory
courses in archaeological theory.

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ISBN: 978-1-59874-628-0 (c) / 978-1-59874-629-7 (p)

 

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