Re-constructing Archaeology

A fresh and invigorating contribution to the emergence of a philosophically and culturally informed archaeology, which challenges the disciplinary practices of both traditional and `new' archaeology.

Autorentext

Christopher Tilley, Michael Shanks

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1: Issues in archaeological theory and practice: critique and development; 1: The present past; 2: Positivism and the 'new archaeology'; 3: Facts and values in archaeology; 4: Presenting the past: towards a redemptive aesthetic for the museum; 2: Perspectives for a social archaeology; 5: Hermeneutics, dialectics and archaeology; 6: Social archaeology: the object of study; 3: Material culture and social practices; 7: Style and Ideology; 8: Social values, social constraints and material culture: the design of contemporary beer cans; 4: Conclusions; 9: Archaeological theory and practice today