Patrick,
 
RE: the social science vs humanities affiliations of Historical
Archaeologists and Historians.
 
This is an old debate.  Not all archaeologists consider themselves
social scientists.  In fact, the whole question as to whether archaeology
is a 'science' or an 'art' has been hotly debated for over 20 years.  I
would also like to point out that at my university (Univ of California),
history courses count for both 'social science' and 'humanities' credit.
Alison Wylie has written a great deal on this subject, almost any
historical review of archaeology that covers the New Archaeology and
Post-processualism will also cover it.  One of my all time favorits (if
only for the absurd title) is James Deetz' "Scientific Humanism and
Humanistic Science: A Plea for Paradigmatic Pluralism in Historical
Archaeology" Geoscience and Man, volume 23, 1983.
 
Mary Ellin D'Agostino
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