Critique of Archaeological Reason : Structural, Digital and Philosophical Aspects of the Excavated Record /

"The inquiry into the nature of archaeology and its theoretical presuppositions leads to unexpected results. The question about its nature is a question about distinctiveness: what is unique about the discipline that sets it apart from the others? The question about theoretical presuppositions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buccellati, Giorgio (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology.
Reason.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Archaeology > Philosophy.
Digital media.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Fundamentals
  • Archaeology and grammar
  • Categorization
  • The search for objectivity
  • Part Two. Analysis
  • Stratigraphic analysis
  • Typological analysis
  • Integrative analysis
  • Part Three. The Reassembled Construct
  • The invention of a site
  • The physical record
  • The referential record
  • Part Four. The Privileged Venue
  • Digital thought
  • Digital text
  • The archaeological record
  • Part Five. The Wider Frame
  • The relevance of structure
  • The critical approach
  • Hermeneutics
  • Conclusion.

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