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This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 1. philosophical issues of interpretation 2. the origins of meaning 3. interpretation, writing and presenting the past 4. archaeology and history 5. material culture appendix: further comment on interpretive archaeologies glossary bibliography indexdo we 'tell the truth' about the past? can we? this volume provides a forum for debate between various approaches. its multi-national contributors focus on the hermeneutical questions intrinsic to archaeological enquiry. there has been a profound shift in the direction of archaeological activity in the last fifteen years, a change reflected in this volume. while excavation remains a professional priority, the interpretation of archaeological evidence is now attracting increasing critical study. in part this is stemmed from the public demand for explanation of archaeological evidence, which moves beyond the more restricted academic debate among archaeologists. but it also follows from a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, and a recognition of how past researchers have also imposed their own value systems on the evidence which they presented. this volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past from leading archaeologists in europe, north america, asia and australasia. it addresses the philosophical issues involved in interpretation, and the origins of meaning in the evolution and emergence of 'mind' in early hominids. it covers the ways in which material culture is understood and presented in museums, and how the nature of history is itself in flux. (Paperback)

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This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 1. philosophical issues of interpretation 2. the origins of meaning 3. interpretation, writing and presenting the past 4. archaeology and history 5. material culture appendix: further comment on interpretive archaeologies glossary bibliography indexdo we `tell the truth' about the past? can we? this volume provides a forum for debate between various approaches. its multi-national contributors focus on the hermeneutical questions intrinsic to archaeological enquiry. this volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past. the authors, drawn from europe, north america, asia and australasia, represent many different strands of archaeology. they address the philosophical issues involved in interpretation and a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, a recognition of how past researchers have also imposed their own value systems on the evidence which they presented. (Hardback)

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"Interpretive Archaeologies" provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to studying the past. It reflects the profound shift in the direction of archaeological study in the last fifteen years. The book argues that archaeologists must under...

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