What Are the Different Types of Archaeological Theory?

This is a textbook that comprehensively introduces the development and current situation of archeological theory. The first part introduces the evolution of archeology theory, thinking and method, and the second part introduces the progress and characteristics of the main fields of current archeology theory. It is compiled by the author based on the systematic learning and mastery of knowledge during overseas studies, and strives to reflect the discipline Achievement and development direction.

Archeological theory

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This is a comprehensive introduction

This is a comprehensive introduction

Foreword

Part I History and Development

Chapter One Theory and Method

1.1 What is theory

1.2 theory and assumptions

1.3 Method and research art

Chapter 2 Early Antiquities

2.1 Antiquities, religion and history

2.2 Chinese Antiquities --- Epilithology

2.3 Stone tools and human archaism

2.4 Enlightenment and human progress

2.5 Antiquities Dead End

Chapter 3 Birth of Archeology

3.1 Triphase theory and relative dating method

3.2 Scandinavian archeology

3.3 Triphase theory and extension of field archeology

3.4 The beginning of Paleolithic research

Chapter 4 Archaeological Field Methods in the Second Half of the 19th Century

4.1 A Mariette (18211881)

4.2 H Schliemann (1822-1890)

4.3 AHLF PittRivers (1827-1900)

4.4 WMF Petrie (1853-1942)

4.5 A Evans (1851-1941)

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5 Evolutionary Archeology

5.1 Paleolithic staging

5.2 Social Darwinism

5.3 American colonial archeology

5.4 Racist archeology in Africa

5.5 Archeology in Oceania

5.6 Summary

Chapter 6 Archaeology of Culture, History, and History

6.1 Formation of archeological cultural concepts

6.2 Utilities typology

6.3 Communication theory

6.4 Childe and a new starting point for archeology

6.5 Summary

Chapter VII Practice of Cultural History Archeology in the 20th Century

7.1 American Cultural History Archeology

7.2 Chinese Cultural History Archeology

7.3 Russian and Soviet archeology

7.4 Summary

Chapter 8 Progress in Archeology in the Mid-20th Century

8.1 Archeology

8.2 Cultural Function Concept

8.3 Research on Archaeology by Walter Taylor

8.4 Summary

Chapter IX The Rise of New Archeology

9.1 Archeology as anthropology

9.2 Objectives and Vision of New Archeology

9.3 Intermediate Range Theory and Ethnic Archeology

9.4 David Clark's New Archaeological Perspective

9.5 Critique of New American Archaeology

9.6 Summary

Chapter 10 After New Archeology

10.1 postprocessual archaeology

10.2 Symbolic archaeology

10.3 Structural archaeology

10.4 Marxist archaeology

10.5 cognitive archaeology

10.6 Summary

Part two exploration and interpretation

Chapter XI Theories and Practice of Typology

Chapter 12 Methodology of Settlement Archeology

Chapter XIII Burial Studies and Site Formation Process

Chapter XIV Experimental Archeology

Chapter 15 Theoretical Exploration of Agricultural Origin

Chapter XVI Civilization and the Origin of the State

Chapter 17 System Theory

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