Hadn't thought of that; guess I've been blinded by the idea that there are
no individuals in archaeology, that the data doesn't usually resolve down to
that level
Or just reading too much tolstoy...
I always look at Tut & alexander the great, etc., as exceptions rather than
the norm
But then, I do tend to rant against the depersonalising influence of this
search for "universal laws of human behaviour" which is supposed to be our
ultimate aim of our research...

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Sent: April 12, 2007 10:58
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Subject: Re: Opposite of Marxist archaeology

Not sure talking of opposites is really valid but surely a conservative
approach would be not anti-change but explain it by emphasising the role of
individuals rather than social forces.