Between Dirt and Discussion: Methods, Methodology and Interpretation in Historical Archaeology

by Kevin Bartoy and Steven Archer

Interpretations of the past are under constant critical scrutiny in archaeology. In recent decades, theoretical views have profoundly changed the conceptions of both "the past" and archaeologists' relationship to this object of study. However, our basic excavation and analytical methods have undergone little critical re-evaluation. Often archaeological discussions begin as if "data" were already established, independent of the research designs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441941665
• ISBN13: 9781441941664
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"