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Archaeological Theory in Practice (Second Edition)

Books from same Author: Patricia A Urban & Edward Schortman

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    Author(s)Patricia A Urban & Edward Schortman
    PublisherRoutledge
    Edition1st Edition
    ISBN9781138202801
    Pages384
    BindingSoftcover
    LanguageEnglish
    Publish YearFebruary 2019

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    Routledge Archaeological Theory in Practice (Second Edition) by Patricia A Urban & Edward Schortman

    Many students view archaeological theory as a subject distinct from field research.  This division is reinforced by the way theory is taught, often in stand-alone courses that focus more on logic and reasoning than on the application of ideas to fieldwork. Divorcing thought from action does not convey how archaeologists go about understanding the past. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice by looking in detail at how the authors and their colleagues used theory to interpret what they found while conducting research in northwest Honduras. This is not a linear narrative. Rather, the book highlights the open-ended nature of archaeological investigations in which theories guide research whose findings may challenge these initial interpretations and lead in unexpected directions. Pursuing those novel investigations requires new theories that are themselves subject to refutation by newly gathered data. The central case study is the writers’ work in Honduras. The interrelations of fieldwork, data, theory, and interpretation are also illustrated with two long-running archaeological debates, the emergence of inequality in southern Mesopotamia and inferring the ancient meanings of Stonehenge.  The book is of special interest to undergraduate Anthropology/Archaeology majors and first- and second-year graduate students, along with anyone interested in how archaeologists convert the static materials we find into dynamic histories of long-vanished people.