Reader in Archaeological Theory: Post-processual and Cognitive Approaches (Routledge Readers in Archaeology)

by David S . Whitley (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $54.02

  This Reader in Archaeological Theory presents sixteen articles of key theoretical significance, in a format which makes this notoriously complex area easier for students to understand.
  This volume:
  * provides an intellectual history of different approaches to archaeology which contextualizes the complex traditions of cognitive archaeology and postprocessualism on which it focuses
  * organizes theories of archaeology, the meanings of things, the prehistoric mind and cognition, gender, ideology and social theory and archaeology's relationship to today's society and politics
  * includes lucid section introductions to each section which provide context, explain why the papers are so significant and summarize their key points
  * emphasizes research from the 'New World', making archaeological theory especially relevant and accessible to students in North America.