Archaeological Theory by Johnson, Matthew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Series page Dedication Title page Copyright List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface: The Contradictions of Theory 1: Common Sense is Not Enough

Definitions of Theory Understanding Theory

2: The ‘New Archaeology’

Culture History Origins of the New Archaeology New Archaeology: Key Points Case Study: The Enigma of the Megaliths Conclusion

3: Archaeology as a Science

Definitions of Science Positivism Examples Objections to ‘Science’ Kuhn and Feyerabend Social Constructivism

4: Middle-range Theory, Ethnoarchaeology and Material Culture Studies

Binford and Middle-range Theory Interpreting the Mousterian Uniformitarian Assumptions Case Study: Bones at Olduvai Middle-range Theory: Problems Behavioural Archaeology Material Culture Studies

5: Culture and Process

Culture History Cultural Systems: Summary The Idea of Process Example: Cultural Process around the North Sea Cultural Process: Strengths The Context of Cultural Systems Processual Thinking: Drawbacks Processual Thinking Modified Culture, Process and the Individual

6: Thoughts and Ideologies

Looking at Thoughts Structuralism Marxism Ideology Cognitive Archaeology Conclusion

7: Postprocessual and Interpretive Archaeologies

Postprocessual Archaeology Case Studies: Rock Art and Medieval Houses Phenomenology

8: Archaeology, Gender and Identity

Gender Bias Correction Critique of Archaeological Practice Archaeologies of Gender Men, Women and Knowledge Case Study: What This Awl Means Archaeologies of Identity Performativity Conclusion

9: Archaeology and Cultural Evolution

Darwin, Marx and Spencer Cultural Evolution Criticisms of Cultural Evolution Multilinear Evolution Cultural Evolution and Marxism Origins of the State Case Study: Cahokia Cultural Evolution Strikes Back

10: Archaeology and Darwinian Evolution

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea Cultural Ecology Genes and Memes Co-Evolutionary Theory Selectionist Archaeology Case Study: Art, Handaxes, Population and Innovation in the Palaeolithic Darwinian Archaeologies: Criticisms Conclusion

11: Archaeology and History

Traditional History The Annales School The Linguistic Turn Historical Archaeology Historical Archaeology and the Text Case Study: Bodiam Castle Conclusion

12: Archaeology, Politics and Culture

Archaeology is Not in a Vacuum Case Study: African Burial Ground Indigenous Archaeologies Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion The Relativism Question

13: Conclusion: The Future of Theory

Where We Are Now The Fall and Rise of Empiricism Processual and Postprocessual Archaeologies Agency Materiality Theorizing The Field Where Theory Is Going Progress and Impact Diversity and Pluralism Conclusion

Selective Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index

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