Understanding the Archaeological Record
- ISBN-10
- 1107010268
- ISBN-13
- 9781107010260
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-06
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Gavin Lucas
Description
Machine generated contents note: 1. The trouble with theory; 2. The total record; 3. Formation theory; 4. Materialized culture; 5. Archaeological entities; 6. Archaeological interventions; 7. A 'new' social archaeology?
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