Archaeological theory an introduction

Contents: Preface: The contradictions of theory; common sense is not enough; The 'new archaeology'; Archaeology as a science; Testing, middle-range theory and ethnoarchaeology; Culture as a system; Looking at thoughts; Postprocessual and interpretative archaeologies; Archaeology and gender; Archaeology and evolution; Archaeology and history; Archaeology in a postmodern world; Conclusion: Conflict and consensus

# Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies # Social Sciences # Philosophy, History, and Historiography # Arts and Humanities # Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Matthew H. Johnson (1999). "Archaeological theory an introduction".