Cinematosophical Introduction To The Theory Of Archaeology

Author : Aleksander Dzbyński
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 : 1622738217
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cinematosophical Introduction to the Theory of Archaeology written by Aleksander Dzbyński and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is archaeology? A research field dealing with monuments? A science? A branch of philosophy? Dzbyński suggests the simple but thoughtful equation: Archaeology = History = Knowledge. This book consists of 8 chapters presenting a collection of characteristic philosophical attitudes important for archaeology. It discusses the historicity of archaeological sources, the source of the algorithmic approach in archaeological reasoning, and the accuracy of logical and irrational thinking. In general, this book is concerned with the history of archaeologists’ search for a suitable methodology. All these issues are discussed in relation to two main intellectual trends of archaeology to the present day: processual and post-processual archaeology. Processualism introduced and developed the idea of algorithmic and universal reasoning in archaeology, while post-processualism focused attention on the individual value of a monument and the archaeologist himself. These are still two foundations on which the present knowledge of the past is based, and thus their defining role cannot be overestimated. An additional layer of narrative, visible right from the beginning of the book, is the gradual discovery of the relationship between archaeology and popular culture, especially film and literature. Its aim is both illustration and explanation. It is intended that the reader receives not only information and knowledge, but also a deeper emotional reference which is connected with the reception of works of art.

Author : Aleksander Dzbynski
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781622739035
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cinematosophical Introduction to the Theory of Archaeology written by Aleksander Dzbynski and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is archaeology? A research field dealing with monuments? A science? A branch of philosophy? Dzbyński suggests the simple but thoughtful equation: Archaeology = History = Knowledge. This book consists of 8 chapters presenting a collection of characteristic philosophical attitudes important for archaeology. It discusses the historicity of archaeological sources, the source of the algorithmic approach in archaeological reasoning, and the accuracy of logical and irrational thinking. In general, this book is concerned with the history of archaeologists' search for a suitable methodology. All these issues are discussed in relation to two main intellectual trends of archaeology to the present day: processual and post-processual archaeology. Processualism introduced and developed the idea of algorithmic and universal reasoning in archaeology, while post-processualism focused attention on the individual value of a monument and the archaeologist himself. These are still two foundations on which the present knowledge of the past is based, and thus their defining role cannot be overestimated. An additional layer of narrative, visible right from the beginning of the book, is the gradual discovery of the relationship between archaeology and popular culture, especially film and literature. Its aim is both illustration and explanation. It is intended that the reader receives not only information and knowledge, but also a deeper emotional reference which is connected with the reception of works of art.

Author : Oliver J. T. Harris
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317497449
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium written by Oliver J. T. Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium provides an account of the changing world of archaeological theory and a challenge to more traditional narratives of archaeological thought. It charts the emergence of the new emphasis on relations as well as engaging with other current theoretical trends and the thinkers archaeologists regularly employ. Bringing together different strands of global archaeological theory and placing them in dialogue, the book explores the similarities and differences between different contemporary trends in theory while also highlighting potential strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Written in a way to maximise its accessibility, in direct contrast to many of the sources on which it draws, Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium is an essential guide to cutting-edge theory for students and for professionals wishing to reacquaint themselves with this field.

Author : Matthew Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Theory written by Matthew Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an overview of the major ideas and concepts in archaeological theory, this book takes a historical approach and examines the roots of late-1990s debates in the development of archaeology since the 1970s.

Author : Adrian Praetzellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781003282594
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell written by Adrian Praetzellis and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides a brief, readable introduction to archaeological theory. Adrian Praetzellis demystifies a pile of tricky contemporary concepts for the theory-phobic undergraduate or beginning graduate student. This new edition adds chapters on Indigenous, cognitive, and behavioral archaeologies and now covers 15 contemporary theories from neoevolutionism to queer theory. Each chapter begins with a description of the concept, its origin and significance. Next up is an example of how an archaeologist has used the idea to understand their site, making the connection between the idea and the archaeology plain and unambiguous. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. A glossary of postmodern discourse (including that word) concludes the book. Using plain English to clarify some of the more baffling ideas used in contemporary archaeology, this book"--

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415065207
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory and Practice in Archaeology written by Ian Hodder and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to show through a series of examples that an interpretative archaeology dealing with past meanings can be applied in practice to archaeological data, and that it can also contribute effectively to modern social practice. Seven of the nineteen papers included have been specifically written for this volume to act as an overview of the way archaeology has developed over the last ten years. Yet Ian Hodder goes beyond this: he aims to break down the separation of theory and practice and to reconcile the division between the intellectual and the 'dirt' archaeologist. Faced with public controversy over the ownership and interpretation of the past, archaeology ungently needs a clear image of itself, able to gain funding, win public confidence and manage the heritage professionally yet sensitively. This image, however, is often clouded by the theory/practice debate, a division all too often encouraged by the separation of universities and heritage management. Hodder emphasises the importance of finding the right balance. Archaeologists, he asserts, cannot afford to ignore general theory in favour of practice any more than they can afford to shut themselves away in intellectual ivory towers. Theoretical debate is important to any discipline, particularly in archaeology if it is not to become complacent, self-interested and uncritical. Theory and Practice in Archaeology captures and extends the lively debate of the 1980s over symbolic and structural approaches to archaeology. It will be essential reading for students of archaeology and for those involved in and responsible for heritage management.

Author : Ken R. Dark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Archaeology written by Ken R. Dark and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology uses material data to study the past, but material remains are unable to speak for themselves. They need to be interpreted. All archaeology depends upon the logical framework used to understand data: the theory which underlies interpretation. Yet archaeological theory often seems inaccessible or even irrelevant, wrapped up in jargon and filled with obscure allusions. Written especially for those with no previous knowledge of theory, this book aims to introduce the subject in a way which is both readable and which shows its relevance, and without a specific theoretical stance. The range of theoretical views on some of the themes and problems most often encountered in archaeology is outlined, introducing a wide variety of concepts and approaches equally relevant to the professional or amateur archaeologist, student, or non-specialist reader of archaeological work.

Author : Colin Renfrew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500284414
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology written by Colin Renfrew and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it - completely revised and redesigned.For the Fourth Edition, new theoretical approaches, such as agency, materiality, and engagement theory, are added and earlier approaches analyzed afresh. Field methods and scientific techniques have been updated throughout, and new emphasis is placed on climate change and its impact on human affairs. The latest information on topics as varied as the Iceman, Pleistocene extinctions, and llama domestication is included, along with the most up-to-date material on GIS and surveying technology. New topics will be introduced to emphasize the ever-changing face of modern archaeology, and additional special box features will be included, as well as discussion of the archaeological techniques needed to study the material culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A key component of the new edition will be the introduction of a dedicated Web site and study guide to accompany the textbook itself. Over 600 illustrations.

Author : Kevin Greene
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415233550
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology written by Kevin Greene and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details modern archaeologist's methods of studying the past, describing basic practical procedures as well as complex scientific techniques used in analysis. It also examines traditional methodology, fieldwork and excavation.

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631198857
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeological Process written by Ian Hodder and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1999-03-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative introduction examines the most important new school of archaeological thought and practice to have emerged over the last two decades and provides students with an assessment of the impact and importance of recent theoretical debates.