It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we …
The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory …
SL Dawdy - Current anthropology, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
This essay identifies the potential of an emerging archaeological turn for anthropology—and for archaeology itself. I argue that despite the critiques of the past two decades, the …
N Gupta, R Devillers - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2017 - Springer
Archaeologists are often considered frontrunners in employing spatial approaches within the social sciences and humanities, including geospatial technologies such as geographic …
From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on …
Dieser Band führt in systematischer Form in die grundlegenden Konzepte und Methoden der Prähistorischen Archäologie ein. Unter Berücksichtigung forschungsgeschichtlicher …
Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones …
G Lucas - Archaeological dialogues, 2015 - cambridge.org
This paper discusses the concept of contemporaneity as it is used in archaeology. In particular, two general usages are examined. The first concerns the idea of contemporaneity …
ER Crema - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2012 - Springer
This paper discusses the problem of temporal uncertainty in archaeological analysis and how it affects archaeological interpretation. A probabilistic method is proposed as a potential …