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Paradigm Lost: What Is a Commitment to Theory in Contemporary Archaeology?
- Source :
- Norwegian Archaeological Review; Jun2022, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p64-77, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A radical shift in orientation alongside the objects of archaeology has occasioned a reconsideration of what theory is in a very general sense. What function does it serve and how might we define it? In retrospect, these questions arise not in the context of paradigms and strong theories, which some consider to have run their course, but in their absence. Here, there is a danger that theory might be jettisoned altogether if its nature and purpose are not critically re-assessed. The modest goal of this paper is to join in on this conversation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ARCHAEOLOGY
HAZARDS
CONVERSATION
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00293652
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Norwegian Archaeological Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158875715
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2021.1986127