Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity?
This paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. Th...
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| description | This paper begins by considering the origins and
trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its
present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical,
Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed
by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology,
Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Archaeology (Paddayya,
1990). The school of Indian Archaeology influenced by the Philosophy of Post-positivism
or Postmodernism are called variously as the New New Archaeology and Postprocessual
Archaeology. This paper traces the growth of Indian Archaeology through its various
stages such as Antiquarianism, Indology, Colonial Archaeology, Modern Archaeology, the
New Archaeology and now the Postprocessual Archaeology. It seeks to estimate chiefly the
impact of the Postprocessual applications in Indian Archaeology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed5b9833465a47b3b719a93a0b06a4c62023-12-03T01:23:58ZengARF IndiaAncient Asia2042-59372014-10-01510.5334/aa.1231844Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity?Ajay Pratap0Banaras Hindu UniversityThis paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology, Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Archaeology (Paddayya, 1990). The school of Indian Archaeology influenced by the Philosophy of Post-positivism or Postmodernism are called variously as the New New Archaeology and Postprocessual Archaeology. This paper traces the growth of Indian Archaeology through its various stages such as Antiquarianism, Indology, Colonial Archaeology, Modern Archaeology, the New Archaeology and now the Postprocessual Archaeology. It seeks to estimate chiefly the impact of the Postprocessual applications in Indian Archaeology.postmodernism, indian archaeology |
| spellingShingle | Ajay Pratap Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? Ancient Asia postmodernism, indian archaeology |
| title | Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? |
| title_full | Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? |
| title_fullStr | Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? |
| title_short | Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity? |
| title_sort | indian archaeology and postmodernism fashion or necessity |
| topic | postmodernism, indian archaeology |
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