Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium: Introducing Current Perspectives

✍ Scribed by Oliver J. T. Harris, Craig Cipolla

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 255
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium provides an account of the changing world of archaeological theory and a challenge to more traditional narratives of archaeological thought. It charts the emergence of the new emphasis on relations as well as engaging with other current theoretical trends and the thinkers archaeologists regularly employ. Bringing together different strands of global archaeological theory and placing them in dialogue, the book explores the similarities and differences between different contemporary trends in theory while also highlighting potential strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

Written in a way to maximise its accessibility, in direct contrast to many of the sources on which it draws, Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium is an essential guide to cutting-edge theory for students and for professionals wishing to reacquaint themselves with this field.

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