Tracing archaeology's past : the historiography of archaeology
著者
書誌事項
Tracing archaeology's past : the historiography of archaeology
（Publications in archaeology / Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Center for Archaeological Investigations）
Southern Illinois University Press, c1989
大学図書館所蔵 全13件
注記
At head of title: Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
All but two of the papers, which have been revised for this volume, were originally presented at a conference held May 1-2, 1987 at Southern Illinois University
Bibliography: p.[201]-241
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
In 17 critical essays, the first book to address the historiography of archaeology evaluates how and why the history of archaeology is written.The emphasis in the first section is on how archaeologists use historical knowledge of their discipline. For example, it can help them to understand the origin of current archaeological ideas, to learn from past errors, and to apply past research to current questions. It can even be integrated into the new liberal arts curricula in an attempt to instruct students in critical thinking.The second section considers the sociopolitical context within which past archaeologists lived and worked and the contexts within which historians of archaeology write. The topics treated include the rise of capitalism and colonialism and the rise of "modern archaeology," the political contexts and changing form of the history of Mesoamerican archaeology, the decline to obscurity of once prominent archaeologists, and the institutional and ideological "fossilization" of American classical archaeology.The final section focuses on researching and presenting the history of archaeology. The authors discuss past archaeologists in light of their institutional affiliations, the use of historic methods to interpret past archaeological notes and collections, and the means of presenting the history of archaeology on videotape. The final paper offers a plan for documenting the many records (diaries, fieldnotes, correspondence, unpublished reports) in public and private hands that contain the history of archaeology.
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