Summary
Matthew Johnson: Archaeological Theory
The author tried to show the relationship between archaeological thought and broader theoretical currents in intellectual life in general, as well as to present as clearly as possible the relationship between archaeological theory and practice. The structure of the historical approach, which first focuses on the new (processual) archeology and the reactions to it, and only then moves on to the debates that are going on today. Matthew Johnson's archaeological theory is an extremely reliable, comprehensive and well-measured handbook for a field that is gaining more and more importance in archaeology, equally recommended for students of archeology and related disciplines, for active researchers who feel the need to rethink the theoretical foundations of their mission, as well as for readers with interest in how scientific images of the past are created.
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