Between Dirt and Discussion Methods, Methodology and Interpretation in Historical Archaeology |
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| Editor:
| Archer, Steven
Bartoy, Kevin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4419-4166-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Between Dirt and Discussion advocates recentering the materials that make archaeology archaeology, in the hope of reinvigorating dialogues about the historic past, and archaeological contributions to its understanding. The cases presented in this volume revisit old methods and previous scholarly approaches with new perspectives, and incorporate the newest technologies available for understanding the past. Using their own work as examples, the contributors explore the connections...
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Between Dirt and Discussion advocates recentering the materials that make archaeology archaeology, in the hope of reinvigorating dialogues about the historic past, and archaeological contributions to its understanding. The cases presented in this volume revisit old methods and previous scholarly approaches with new perspectives, and incorporate the newest technologies available for understanding the past. Using their own work as examples, the contributors explore the connections between methodology and interpretation.