Anthropology 2229F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rodent, Ethnoarchaeology, Experimental Archaeology
16 Jan 2017
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Symbolic or cognitive archaeology: more emphasis on the beliefs, values, customs and social organization of past cultures rather than culture as adaptation. Gender studies, empathetic approaches: revealing past biases in archaeological research. Critical theory, reflexive approaches: questioned whether archaeological interpretations are value free . What kind of relationships should archaeologists have with indigenous. Indigenous archaeology peoples and descendant communities: growth in archaeology done by or for indigenous people and indigenous people becoming more involved in archaeology. Cultural resource management: archaeology done in advance of land development activities, constitutes the majority of archaeology done in north america today. Archaeology today to multi-faceted: most archaeologists today tend to blend their approaches and theoretical orientations. Edward tyler"s definition: 1871: that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. Ideational approach: focus on ideas, symbols and mental structures as driving forces in shaping behaviour.
