Contradictions of archaeological theory : engaging critical realism and archaeological theory /
edited by Sandra Wallace.
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- viii, 184 p. ; 24 cm.
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Archaeological theory -- Philosophy and archaeology -- Critical realism as critique of Western philosophy -- Critical realism as philosophical underlabourer -- Diversity and impasse in current archaeological theorising -- The contradictions of archaeological theory -- The material in archaeological theory -- Critical realism, the material, and absence -- Time, scale, and the ontology of the material -- Conclusions, implications, and further research