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John C. Barrett

Archaeology and its Discontents

Why Archaeology Matters

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Archaeology and its Discontents critically examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century. It makes a powerful case that understanding how humans have created themselves should be the main purpose of archaeology, and that archaeology matters precisely because of the insights it can offer in this area.Surveying the main themes employed in the practice of archaeology from the early twentieth century to today, Barrett argues that archaeology has limited itself by its desire to explain the construction of material variability rather than attempting to understand the biological and cultural constructio… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-00-034755-5
  • EAN: 9781000347555
  • Produktnummer: 34848895
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Abbildungen: 6 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 6 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen

Über den Autor


John C. Barrett is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, having previously taught at the Universities of Leeds and Glasgow. He is the author of Fragments from Antiquity (2006) and co-author, with Michael Boyd, of From Stonehenge to Mycenae (2019). His research has focussed upon British and European prehistory and archaeological theory.

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