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The Nature of Archaeological Explanation

American Antiquity, 1970
AbstractWe 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, 2006
In 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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The epistemological nature of archaeological units

Anthropological Theory, 2002
Understanding 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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Underwater Archaeology: Its Nature and Limitations

American Antiquity, 1960
AbstractThe recent development of efficient free-diving apparatus has made possible underwater exploration for both sport and science. Human and cultural remains underwater are being extensively exploited. Although the term “underwater archaeology” is frequently applied to such activities, most are at the best only underwater salvage.
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Collaboration between natural sciences and archaeology

Norwegian Archaeological Review, 1990
Between 1983 and 1987 an intensive study of the castle of Kastelholm and its immediate surroundings has been undertaken. Medievalist archaeologists have, with the help of different natural sciences, tried to understand the natural environment and conditions of the medieval inhabitants of the castle and at the same time reconstruct its different ...
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Natural Selection, Material Culture, and Archaeology

2019
A paradigm constitutes a process of reasoning, guidance, and explanation of behavior interacting with the environment and social world. Aspects of the theory of natural selection set the basis for the evolution paradigm and subsequent applications in studies of cultural evolution via materiality in archaeology.
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The nature of experiment in archaeology

1999
The 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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Natural England Day of Archaeology 2016

2016
This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by ...
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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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An Archaeology of Natural Places

Huntington Library Quarterly, 2013
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