Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology - Hardcover

Hodder, Ian; Hutson, Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521821320 ISBN 13: 9780521821322

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address the rapid development of theoretical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson argue that archaeologists must consider a variety of perspectives in the complex and uncertain task of "translating the meaning of past texts into their own contemporary language". While remaining centered on the importance of meaning, agency and history, the authors explore the latest developments in post-structuralism, neo-evolutionary theory and phenomenology. Previous Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-40142-9 Previous Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-40957-8

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Ian Hodder is Dunlevie Family Professor in the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University.

Scott Hutson is a Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at the Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley

Review:

"...must be read by all those who would perform as well as critique post-processual archaeology, for it will provide powerful stimuli for a necessary dialogue within archaeology." American Anthropologist

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521821320
• ISBN 13: 9780521821322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312