ABSTRACT
This collection of original articles compares various key archaeological topics—agency, violence, social groups, diffusion—from evolutionary and interpretive perspectives. These two strands represent the major current theoretical poles in the discipline. By comparing and contrasting the insights they provide into major archaeological themes, this volume demonstrates the importance of theoretical frameworks in archaeological interpretations. Chapter authors discuss relevant Darwinian or interpretive theory with short archaeological and anthropological case studies to illustrate the substantive conclusions produced. The book will advance debate and contribute to a better understanding of the goals and research strategies that comprise these distinct research traditions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|96 pages
Theoretical Concerns
chapter five|22 pages
Intentionality Matters
part 2|154 pages
Contexts of Study
chapter ten|18 pages
Cultural and Biological Approaches to the Body in Archaeology
chapter eleven|18 pages
Missing Links
chapter twelve|18 pages
The Ambiguity of Landscape
part 3|64 pages
Future Directions