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Journal articles on the topic "Post-processual Archaeology"

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Fleming, Andrew. "Post-processual Landscape Archaeology: a Critique." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 16, no. 3 (2006): 267–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959774306000163.

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Post-processual theorists have characterized landscape archaeology as practised in the second half of the twentieth century as over-empirical. They have asserted that the discipline is sterile, in that it deals inadequately with the people of the past, and is also too preoccupied with vision-privileging and Cartesian approaches. They have argued that it is therefore necessary to ‘go beyond the evidence’ and to develop more experiential approaches, ‘archaeologies of inhabitation’. This article argues that such a critique is misguided, notably in its rejection of long-accepted modes of fieldwork and argument and in its annexation of Cosgrove's rhetoric. ‘Post-processual’ landscape archaeology has involved the development of phenomenological approaches to past landscapes and the writing of hyper-interpretive texts (pioneered by Tilley and Edmonds respectively). It is argued that phenomenological fieldwork has produced highly questionable ‘results’. Some of the theoretical and practical consequences of adopting post-processual landscape archaeology are discussed; it is concluded that the new approaches are more problematic than their proponents have allowed. Although new thinking should always be welcomed, it would not be advisable to abandon the heuristic, argument-grounded strengths of conventional landscape archaeology.
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Mithen, Steven. "Evolutionary theory and post-processual archaeology." Antiquity 63, no. 240 (1989): 483–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00076456.

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‘Revolutions may come and go, but evolution just keeps on growing.’ A century after Darwin, and social darwinism, evolutionary theory still has an important place in archaeological thought. Here its relevance and application is set out in relation to recent discussions of archaeological theory.
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Varenius, Björn. "Post-Processual Archaeology in Sweden 1986-1990." Current Swedish Archaeology 3, no. 1 (1995): 121–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.37718/csa.1995.09.

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This paper briefly presents the introduction and early use of postprocessual theories in Sweden, noting that all university departments/ institutes in archaeology to a greater or lesser extent have been influenced by them. The complex and even contradictory character of PPA is emphasized, although not as an epistemological problem.
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Trigger, Bruce G. "Post‐processual developments in Anglo‐American archaeology." Norwegian Archaeological Review 24, no. 2 (1991): 65–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00293652.1991.9965534.

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Tilley, Christopher. "Archaeology: the loss of isolation." Antiquity 72, no. 277 (1998): 691–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00087123.

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It is interesting to reflect that only nine years separate David Clarke’s paper ‘Archaeology: the loss of innocence’ and the publication of Symbolic and structural archaeology (Hodder 1982), which may be taken to mark the beginning of a ‘post-processual’ archaeology. Many of the ideas put forward in that book were being discussed and developed at Cambridge from around 1978. David’s paper, and its publication in ANTIQUITY, may be taken as representing the highwater mark of ‘new’ or processual archaeology in the academy. Almost as soon as the ideas had been presented, and not really very well developed in the practice of doing archaeology, they were under fire and being replaced. Yet David was still attacking ‘traditional’ archaeology, fighting for his own position in the 1973 paper, and putting foward an agenda for the future of archaeology. It was a manifesto for future work. New Archaeology was then 11 years old and had already achieved a certain hegemony in Anglo-American archaeology, at least among younger academics more interested in ideas than recovering and describing evidence. In 1998 what is labelled ‘post-processual’ archaeology differs fundamentally from many of the ideas presented in the Hodder volume and it is doubtful whether anyone would still wish to follow David’s agenda or advocate early ‘post-processual’ ideas. The pace of thinking has inexorably heated up. Both David’s paper and the Hodder book are now primarily of historical interest in the development of a disciplinary consciousness in which archaeology is becoming increasingly self-reflexive, critically interrogating its intellectual presuppositions, procedures and practices.
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Slofstra, Jan. "Recent developments in Dutch archaeology." Archaeological Dialogues 1, no. 1 (1994): 9–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1380203800000040.

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Two stereotype views exist with respect to recent developments in Dutch archaeology. The first holds that the confrontation with New Archaeology in 1968/69 signalled the beginning of an entirely new period in Dutch archaeology. At that point, Dutch archaeologists were first involved in international theoretical discussions, which they have more or less followed ever since. This resulted in the emergence of counterparts in Dutch archaeology of New (or processual) Archaeology, and later of post-processual approaches.
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Politis, Gustavo G. "The Theoretical Landscape and the Methodological Development of Archaeology in Latin America." Latin American Antiquity 14, no. 2 (2003): 115–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3557591.

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AbstractLatin American archaeology has been influenced by the world theoretical context, from which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual foundation still predominates in the region, with some modern variants that have emphasized environmental aspects and approached specific problems. Processual archaeology, especially the North American varieties, remains minor in the region despite many Latin American archaeologists’ belief that their work falls within this camp. Post-processual trends are even less well represented, although a growing number of researchers focus in an eclectic fashion on subject matter that corresponds to the post-processual agenda (e.g., identity, multivocality, etc.). Researchers in certain areas within the region are producing original research linked to political economy and its relation to ideology, and others are focusing on symbolic and cognitive aspects (in some cases within a structuralist framework). In Latin America several interesting methodological developments are emerging, among which ethnoarchaeology and vertebrate taphonomy stand out. In recent years historical archaeology has been one of the disciplines that has grown the most and achieved the greatest popularity. Despite the still-limited nature of Latin American archaeology’s contributions in the field of theory and methodology, there is nonetheless sustained growth in this direction, fundamentally in the generation of models for the interpretation of regional processes. However, these contributions are not visible at the level of international debate and are generally ignored by archaeologists from the central countries. The multiple causes of this phenomenon are analyzed.
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Andersson, Adam. "Re-considering Processual and Post-Processual Archaeology: Can a Historical Approach Help Nuance the Usage of aDNA and Archaeogenetics." Archaeologia Lituana 23 (March 27, 2023): 34–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/archlit.2022.23.2.

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This article addresses the question of the use of modern archaeogenetics, taking into account the history of the discipline of archaeology itself, and comparing the criticisms that processual archaeology received with the criticisms that are currently directed to the use of archaeogenetics and “new” scientific methods. This paper illustrates that there are several parallels between processual archaeology in the 1980s and the criticisms received by contemporary users of archaeogenetics. This can be seen by examining the criticism that both have received and are currently receiving. This article aims to stimulate discussion about how the discipline best applies these scientific methods which are being increasingly used. The paper likewise aims to add to the discourse on how the discipline of archaeology best moves beyond the current concept of mobility and how a historical approach can be useful. At the same time, the work tries to emphasize the importance of learning from the history of one’s discipline and why it is worth taking history as a starting point.
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Engelstad, Ericka. "Images of power and contradiction: feminist theory and post-processual archaeology." Antiquity 65, no. 248 (1991): 502–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00080108.

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Archaeology, like many of the sciences, works to a masculine metaphor, the (male) archaeologist as hero explores and tames the mysteries of his (female) subject. Feminist theory has made important criticism of positivist science on these grounds, drawing on much the same postmodern theory as ‘post-processual’ archaeology. How do the ‘post-processuals’ appear, seen in the feminist light?
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Politis, Gustavo G. "The Theoretical Landscape and the Methodological Development of Archaeology in Latin America." American Antiquity 68, no. 2 (2003): 245–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3557079.

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Latin American archaeology has been influenced by the world theoretical context, from which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual foundation still predominates in the region, with some modern variants that have emphasized environmental aspects and approached specific problems. Processual archaeology, especially the North American varieties, remains minor in the region despite many Latin American archaeologists' belief that their work falls within this camp. Post-processual trends are even less well represented, although a growing number of researchers focus in an eclectic fashion on subject matter that corresponds to the post-processual agenda (e.g., identity, multivocality, etc.). Researchers in certain areas within the region are producing original research linked to political economy and its relation to ideology, and others are focusing on symbolic and cognitive aspects (in some cases within a structuralist framework). In Latin America several interesting methodological developments are emerging, among which ethnoarchaeology and vertebrate taphonomy stand out. In recent years historical archaeology has been one of the disciplines that has grown the most and achieved the greatest popularity. Despite the still-limited nature of Latin American archaeology's contributions in the field of theory and methodology, there is nonetheless sustained growth in this direction, fundamentally in the generation of models for the interpretation of regional processes. However, these contributions are not visible at the level of international debate and are generally ignored by archaeologists from the central countries. The multiple causes of this phenomenon are analyzed.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Post-processual Archaeology"

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Wichers, Camila Azevedo de Moraes. "Patrimônio arqueológico paulista: proposições e provocações museológicas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/71/71131/tde-19062012-133008/.

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Nessa tese examino os processos de seleção e socialização do patrimônio arqueológico paulista, enfatizando o contexto contemporâneo. Em um território onde, frequentemente, desenvolvimento e preservação se chocam, a interface Arqueologia - Museologia é compreendida como eixo que dá sentido às práticas relacionadas à instituição do patrimônio arqueológico, potencializando sua função social. Para tanto, defendo a integração das perspectivas das Arqueologias Pós-Processuais e da Sociomuseologia como abordagem teórica, dialogando ainda com premissas da Educação Patrimonial e da Arqueologia Pública. Parto de uma análise histórica do contexto paulista, passando ao exame de um extenso corpus documental associado ao cenário atual, com o intuito de apresentar uma síntese da Arqueologia Musealizada Paulista. Trago à baila, então, experimentações e proposições onde busco estabelecer eixos de ação adequados ao cenário contemporâneo. O desenvolvimento de um programa de educação patrimonial continuado, associado ao licenciamento de áreas de expansão de cultivo, e a estruturação de um museu de Arqueologia, de vocação regional, são entendidos como lócus de construção de novas práticas onde uma Museologia crítica e libertadora atua em conjunto com uma Arqueologia também engajada e ativista. Por sua vez, as provocações, presentes ao longo do texto, visam inquietar àqueles que lidam cotidianamente com o patrimônio arqueológico paulista.<br>In this thesis I examine the selection and socialization processes of São Paulo\'s archaeological heritage, emphasizing a contemporary context. In a territory where, often, development and preservation are in conflict, the interface between Archaeology and Museology can be understood as the axis that gives meaning to the construction practices of archaeological heritage, enhancing its social function. To achieve this purpose, I advocate the intertwining between Post-Processual Archaeologies and Sociomuseology as a theoretical approach, dialoging with Heritage Education and Public Archaeology premises. I start with an historical analysis of São Paulo\'s context, following with the examination of an extensive corpus of documents associated with the current scenario, in order to provide a summary of São Paulo\'s state Archaeological musealization. Afterwards I present some experimentations and propositions looking forward to establish appropriate lines of action for the contemporary scene. The development of a continued heritage education program associated with environmental licensing for the expansion of agricultural areas, and the structuring of a regional museum of archaeology, can be understood as a locus of new practices, where a critical and liberating Museology acts together with an engaged and activist archaeology. The provocations throughout the text intend to disturb those who daily deal with São Paulo\'s archaeological heritage.
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Books on the topic "Post-processual Archaeology"

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Whitley, David. Reader in Archaeological Theory: Post-Processual and Cognitive Approaches (Routledge Readers in Archaeology). Routledge, 1998.

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Whitley, David. Reader in Archaeological Theory: Post-Processual and Cognitive Approaches (Routledge Readers in Archaeology). Routledge, 1998.

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Graves, C. P., and Christopher Gerrard. Embracing New Perspectives. Edited by Christopher Gerrard and Alejandra Gutiérrez. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198744719.013.1.

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This chapter considers the application of archaeological theory to later medieval archaeology, with a selective review of the different approaches offered over the past fifty years by archaeologists of the Later Middle Ages set into a wider historiographical framework. In this chapter key processual, structuralist, and post-processual studies are all debated with particular emphasis on phenomenology and the experiential, the archaeology of identity, biography, and the life-course. New forms of interpretation are judged to be neither consistent or coherent but, nevertheless, they offer exciting insights which cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge orthodoxies.
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Book chapters on the topic "Post-processual Archaeology"

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Hodder, Ian. "Post-Processual Archaeology." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30018-0_269.

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Hodder, Ian. "Post-processual Archaeology." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_269-2.

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Hodder, Ian. "Post-Processual Archaeology." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer New York, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_269.

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Mina, Maria, and Myrto Veikou. "Art Studies, Post-processual Perspectives on (Gender, Landscape)." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2817-1.

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Fiore, Danae, Bryn Tapper, Dagmara Zawadzka, and Agustín Acevedo. "Rock Art Research and Knowledge-Production in the Context of Globalizations. A Comparative Approach to the Cases of Patagonia-Argentina and Eastern Canada." In Deep-Time Images in the Age of Globalization. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54638-9_7.

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AbstractIn this chapter, we discuss the impacts different globalizations (in plural) have had on the development of rock art research in Argentina and Canada over time. In particular, we focus on: (1) the initial or pioneer views on deep-time rock art in Eastern Canada and Patagonia (those of voyagers, explorers, militaries, and missionaries); (2) the development of archaeologies of art in the strict academic sense of the term (e.g. culture-history and stylistic approaches as well as processual approaches, following and creatively adapting international academic trends); and (3) a number of new theoretical approaches associated with post-processualism, including landscape archaeology, ecological approaches, materiality, and, more recently, the ‘ontological turn’. These three periods in the history of Western thought on deep-time rock art emerged in different contexts and under specific historical conditions, yet are characterised by the globalization of theoretical concepts from central areas of traditional academic theoretical production (i.e. Europe and USA), towards South America and Canada. In sum, we show how interpretations of deep-time Indigenous rock art in Eastern Canada and in Argentinean Patagonia were conceived under different conceptual frameworks according to different contexts of globalizations over time.
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"Post-processual archaeology." In Reading the Past. Cambridge University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511814211.012.

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Mizoguchi, Koji. "Post-Processual Archaeology." In Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90799-6.00184-1.

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"Post-Processual Explanation." In Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0_160848.

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Arakawa, Fumi. "Chapter 4: Post-Processual Archaeology." In Correlative Archaeology. Lexington Books, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9781793643797-43.

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Hodder, Ian. "Triggering Post-processual Archaeology and Beyond." In Archaeology of Bruce Trigger. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780773575776-005.

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