Debating archaeological empiricism : the ambiguity of material evidence

Author(s)

• Hillerdal, Charlotta
• Siapkas, Johannes

Bibliographic Information

Debating archaeological empiricism : the ambiguity of material evidence

edited by Charlotta Hillerdal and Johannes Siapkas

（Routledge studies in archaeology, 18）

Routledge, 2015

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction Johannes Siapkas & Charlotta Hillerdal Why 'The Death of Archaeological Theory'? Julian Thomas Comment by Johannes Siapkas Comment by Christopher Witmore Archaeology and the Second Empiricism Christopher Witmore Comment by Frands Herschend Comment by Michael Fotiadis Public Archaeological Challenges in the 2010s: Learning from Participatory Action in Practice Katherine Hauptman Comment by Charlotta Hillerdal Comment by Julian Thomas Students First, Please! Michael Fotiadis Comment by Frands Herschend Comment by Katherine Hauptman Archaeology is History or it's History Frands Herschend Comment by Katherine Hauptman Comment by Johannes Siapkas Empirical Tensions in the Materialities of Time Charlotta Hillerdal Comment by Julian Thomas Comment by Michael Fotiadis Neo-Empirical Mixtures Johannes Siapkas Comment by Christopher Witmore Comment by Charlotta Hillerdal Postscript Gavin Lucas

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Details

• NCID: BC05080242
• ISBN:
  • 9780415744089
• LCCN: 2014038514
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 199 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : CC72
  • DC23 : 930.101
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Archaeology -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Empiricism
  • LCSH : Ambiguity
  • LCSH : Material culture
  • LCSH : Antiquities
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB05747015