Archaeological thinking : how to make sense of the past /: how to make sense of the past. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charles E. Orser, Jr.
• Authors: Jr, Orser, Charles E, 1950-
• Contents: Preface <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 1. Thinking in Archaeology A Question of Belief? Science and History Thinking to Some Purpose The Process of Clear Thinking Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 2. A Brief History of Archaeological Thinking The Early Years The Middle Years The Recent Years Seriation The Conjunctive Approach Postmodern Thinking Archaeological Thinking in the New Millennium Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 3. Archaeology and the Evaluation of Claims SEARCHing Step 1: State the Claim Step 2: Examine the Evidence Step 3: Consider Alternative Claims Step 4: Rate each Claim Plausibility The Exeter Mystery The On-Going Battle Between Evidence and Perspective Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 4. Understanding and Selecting Facts Fact Selection Is Fact Selection Dishonest? Clovis Points Glass Trade Beads Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 5. Archaeological Thinking and Logic The Importance of Logical Thinking Deduction Induction Abduction Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 6. Analogy and Archaeological Thinking Archaeologists and Analogy Artifact Analogies Ethnographic Analogies The Direct Historical Approach More Recent Comparative Ethnographic Analogy Evaluating Analogy Strength What Is the Purpose of Analogy in Archaeology? Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 7. Thinking with Things A Cultural Systems Approach A Behavioral Approach A Commodities Approach A Semiotics Approach A Social Activism Approach Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 8. Deceitful Archaeological Thinking Great Zimbabwe and Silencing the African Past Pseudo-archaeology in Nazi Hands The Dangers of Deceitful Archaeological Thinking Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 9. Archaeological Thinking in Public Bones of Contention The Cheyenne Outbreak of 1879 Timbuctoo, New Jersey Sources for Continued Reading <span style="font-weight:bold;"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 10. Archaeological Thinking for the Twenty-First Century Sources for Continued Reading
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 930.1; Archaeology -- Study and teaching; Archaeology -- Methodology; Critical thinking -- Study and teaching
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538177242
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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