DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Interpreting Archaeology

Finding Meaning in the Past

Ian Hodder editor Michael Shanks editor Gavin Lucas editor Jonathan Last editor John Carman editor Alexandra Alexandri editor Victor Buchli editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:2nd Feb '95

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This hardback is available in another edition too:

Interpreting Archaeology cover

This volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past. The authors, drawn from Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, represent many different strands of archaeology. They address the philosophical issues involved in interpretation and a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, a recognition of how past researchers have also imposed their own value systems on the evidence which they presented.

'The quality of the papers is high and represents an up-to-date coverage of the many prominent issues with which archaeology is coming to grips. Interpretating Archaeology is a salient and timely production and would be an ideal acquisition for students. So, as Whitley indirectly cautions all readers, peruse the whole book; your understanding of current Anglo-American theoretical archaeology will be considerably advanced. ' - ARC

' Interpreting Archaeology is a salient and timely production and would be an ideal acquisition for students.' - Archaeological Review, Cambridge

ISBN: 9780415073301

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 748g

288 pages