· 2016
Re-constructing Archaeology
- 282citations
- 2016year
Short summary
Shanks and Tilley propose a 'critically self-conscious' and social archaeology that views artifacts as meaningful parts of past and present social worlds, challenging traditional and 'new' archaeological methods.
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Key points
- Proposes a 'critically self-conscious' archaeology aware of its practice in the present.
- Advocates for viewing artifacts as part of social worlds charged with meaning.
- Challenges both traditional and 'new' archaeological disciplinary practices.
- Presents a philosophically and politically informed alternative for archaeology.
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Abstract
InRe-Constructing Archaeology, Shanks and Tilley aim to challenge the disciplinary practices of both traditional and the `new' archaeology and to present a radical alternative - a critically self-consious archaeology aware of itself as pracitce in the present, and equally a social archaeology that appreciates artefacts not merely as ovjects of analysis but as part of a social world of past and present that is charged with meaning. It is a fresh and invigorating contribution to the emergence of a philosophically and politically informed archaeology.
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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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