Barrett, John C.
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ITS DISCONTENTS why archaeology matters. [electronic resource] : - [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2021. - 1 online resource - Themes in Archaeology Series ISSN .
Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentiethcentury, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has over-focused on explaining the human construction of material variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.
9781000347555 1000347559 9781003096115 1003096115 9781000347579 1000347575 9781000347562 1000347567
10.4324/9781003096115 doi
Archaeology--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
CC165
930.1
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ITS DISCONTENTS why archaeology matters. [electronic resource] : - [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2021. - 1 online resource - Themes in Archaeology Series ISSN .
Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentiethcentury, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has over-focused on explaining the human construction of material variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.
9781000347555 1000347559 9781003096115 1003096115 9781000347579 1000347575 9781000347562 1000347567
10.4324/9781003096115 doi
Archaeology--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
CC165
930.1