Debating Archaeological Empiricism examines the current intellectual turn in archaeology, primarily in its prehistoric and classical branches, characterized by a return to the archaeological evidence. Each chapter in the book approaches the empirical from a different angle, illuminating contemporary views and uses of the archaeological material in interpretations and theory building. The inclusion of differing perspectives in this collection mirrors the conceptual landscape that characterizes the discipline, contributing to the theoretical debate in archaeology and classical studies. As well as giving an important snapshot of the practical as well as theoretical uses of materiality in archaeologies today, this volume looks to the future of archaeology as an empirical discipline.
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[ Provides] a good glimpse of the future prospects of archaeology as a theoretically vibrant discipline and as a mature and responsible way of dialoguing with the material world. The much-needed and revitalized archaeological interest in its empirical basis is leading to far more sophisticated and self-conscious intellectual frameworks. European Journal of Archaeology
| Introduction: Debating Archaeological Empiricism |
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| 1 Why 'The Death of Archaeological Theory'? |
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Comment by Johannes Siapkas |
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Comment by Christopher Witmore |
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| 2 Archaeology and the Second Empiricism |
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Comment by Frands Herschend |
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Comment by Michael Fotiadis |
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| 3 Public Archaeological Challenges in the 2010s: Learning from Participatory Action in Practice |
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Comment by Charlotta Hillerdal |
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| 4 Students First, Please! |
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Comment by Frands Herschend |
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Comment by Katherine Hauptman |
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| 5 Archaeology Is History or It's History |
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Comment by Katherine Hauptman |
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Comment by Johannes Siapkas |
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| 6 Empirical Tensions in the Materialities of Time |
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Comment by Michael Fotiadis |
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| 7 Neo-empirical Mixtures |
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Comment by Christopher Witmore |
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Comment by Charlotta Hillerdal |
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| Debating Archaeological Empiricism: Some Closing Comments |
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| Contributors |
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Charlotta Hillerdal is Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Hillerdals research focuses on theoretical archaeology, social identities and ethnic constructions. Her main research areas are Indigenous archaeology (esp. Yupik Alaska) and Viking Age Scandinavia and diaspora. Previous publications include: People in Between. Ethnicity and Material Culture a New Approach to Deconstructed concepts
Johannes Siapkas is Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, Sweden. Siapkas' research focuses on the epistemological foundations of Classical Studies, and modern appropriations of classical antiquity. Previous publications include: Heterological Ethnicity, Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity (co-authored).
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