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The impact of the natural sciences on archaeology
Contemporary Physics, 1970Summary This article reviews some of the applications of physics to the solution of archaeological problems. The use of magnetic, resistivity and electromagnetic surveying techniques for the location of buried features is described. Various methods of age determination are outlined while the problems associated with radiocarbon dating of organic ...
M S Tite
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The nature of archaeological arguments
Antiquity, 1990We try (most of us) to be logical in our work. We listen to arguments (most of us) and try to be persuaded by that argument which is better – because it is more logical, because it is more reasonable, because it fits the facts better. But how reliably does one tell which is better – except by illogical intuition?
Arthur Stutt, Stephen Shennan
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The Nature of Archaeological Explanation
American Antiquity, 1970AbstractWe argue that the development and use of law-like statements by archaeologists to explain characteristics of the archaeological record has been and should continue to be one of the most important goals of archaeological research. Using a model for explanation developed by the philosophers of science, Carl Hempel and Paul Oppenheim, we indicate ...
John M. Fritz, Fred T. Plog
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On the nature of theoretical archaeology and archaeological theory
Archaeological Dialogues, 2006In this paper I want to make some general comments on the state of archaeological theory today. I argue that a full answer to the question ‘does archaeological theory exist?’ must be simultaneously ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Yes, there is, demonstrably, a discourse called archaeological theory, with concrete structures such as individuals and schools of thought ...
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On the nature of empiricism in archaeology
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011‘Empiricism’ can mean many things; I discuss it here as the belief that the data speak for themselves, without the need for intervening theory. Empiricism in this sense would be considered by most to be simply naïve, but I argue that it remains one of the most widespread implicit theoretical positions in ...
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The epistemological nature of archaeological units
Anthropological Theory, 2002Understanding the epistemological nature of archaeological units, or types, is critical to archaeological research. Two aspects of units underpin the issue. First, ideational units must not be conflated with empirical units. Ideational units are units of measurement; empirical units are the things being measured.
Michael J. O'Brien, R. Lee Lyman
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The nature of experiment in archaeology
1999The object of this paper is to explore the nature of experiment in archaeology today and to asses its potential role in so far as it may confirm or deny interpretations of excavated data.
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Volcanic soils: their nature and significance for archaeology
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2000Abstract Whereas previous reviews of volcanic soils are biased in favour of those in tephra, the present paper examines the nature of weathering and pedogenesis in both tephra and lava. The classification of volcanic soils is discussed and examples are described of the response of pedogenesis to variations in climate, drainage, topography ...
Peter James, David Chester, Angus Duncan
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What is archaeology?: an essay on the nature of archaeological research
Choice Reviews Online, 1989Robert Chapman, Paul Courbin
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