Archaelogy and Cultural Nationalism In the American Southwest, 1895-1920
Traditional histories of archaeology have been described by a recent commentator as resembling travel journals, providing "an account of the slow journey out of the darkness of subjectivity and speculation towards objectivity, rationality, and science" (...
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| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
1993-05-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/420 |
| Summary: | Traditional histories of archaeology have been described by a
recent commentator as resembling travel journals, providing "an account of the slow
journey out of the darkness of subjectivity and speculation towards objectivity,
rationality, and science" (Murray 1989:56). In recent years new approaches to this
subject have taken a more critical look at the tangled social and intellectual currents
surrounding the development of archaeology. One of the least contestable points to arise
from the current theoretical debates within the discipline is that of the fundamental
relationship between the observer/scientist and the production of knowledge (for
example, Leone 1986). This topic is central to modern sociocultural anthropology
(Stocking 1983) and is particularly pertinent to the history the field. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |