ABSTRACT

This fascinating volume integrates recent developments in anthropological and sociological theory with a series of detailed studies of prehistoric material culture. The authors explore the manner in which semiotic, hermeneutic, Marxist, and post-structuralist approaches radically alter our understanding of the past, and provide a series of innovative studies of key areas of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists.

chapter |27 pages

Introduction

Interpretation and a Poetics of the Past

part I|150 pages

Space, Architecture and the Body

part II|146 pages

Symbolism, Politics and Power: Alternative Discourses

part III|123 pages

Archaeology and Capitalism: The Institution and Society