Archaeological Concepts for the Study of the Cultural Past

Book Overview

One idiosyncrasy of archaeology in North America is that it is considered a sub-field of cultural anthropology. To explore the dimensions of this situation, editor Alan P. Sullivan assembled a group of practicing archaeologists, each with different expertise, to analyze problems with the current disciplinary arrangement and to recommend changes in practice and pedagogy that might coalesce into a truly archaeological study of the cultural past.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874809223
• ISBN13: 9780874809220
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.2"