A critique of archaeological reason : structural, digital and philosophical aspects of the excavated record
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A critique of archaeological reason : structural, digital and philosophical aspects of the excavated record
Cambridge University Press, 2017
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  France
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Note
Bibliography: p. 358-375
Index: p. 376-392
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In A Critique of Archaeological Reason, Giorgio Buccellati presents a theory of excavation that aims at clarifying the nature of archaeology and its impact on contemporary thought. Integrating epistemological issues with methods of data collection and the role and impact of digital technology on archaeological work, the book explores digital data in order to comprehend its role in shaping meaning and understanding in archaeological excavation. The ability of archaeologists to record in the field, rather than offsite, has fundamentally changed the methods of observation, conceptualization, and interpretation of deposits. Focusing on the role of stratigraphy as the center of archaeological field work, Giorgio Buccellati examines the challenges of interpreting a 'broken tradition'; a civilization for which there are no living carriers today. He uses the site of Urkesh in Syria, where he has worked for decades, as a case study to demonstrate his theory.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. Fundamentals: 2. Archaeology and grammar
- 3. Categorization
- 4. The search for objectivity
- Part II. Analysis: 5. Stratigraphic analysis
- 6. Typological analysis
- 7. Integrative analysis
- Part III. The Reassembled Construct: 8. The invention of a site
- 9. The physical record
- 10. The referential record
- Part IV. The Privileged Venue: 11. Digital thought
- 12. Digital text
- 13. The archaeological record
- Part V. The Wider Frame: 14. The relevance of structure
- 15. The critical approach
- 16. Hermeneutics
- 17. Conclusion.
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