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" Metaarchaeology : "
edited by Lester Embree.
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BL
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728699
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b548451
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edited by Lester Embree.
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Metaarchaeology : : Reflections by Archaeologists and Philosophers\ edited by Lester Embree.
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science, 147.
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(vii, 343 pages)
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9401118264
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: 9789401118262
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Introductory Essay --;Introductory Essay: The Future and Past of Metaarchaeology --;I: Archaeology --;What is the Archaeology of Chiefdoms about? --;Is a Scientific Archaeology Possible? --;Interpreting the Collapse of Classic Maya Civilization: A Case Study of Changing Archaeological Perspectives --;Explanation in Archaeology: Reactions and Rebuttals --;II: Philosophy of Archaeology --;Universalization in Archaeological Explanation --;Phenomenology of a Change in Archaeological Observation --;Gender and Archaeological Knowledge --;Philosophical Models for Postprocessual Archaeology --;Explanation in Archaeology: An Update --;The Place of Archaeology in Science --;On 'Heavily Decomposing Red Herrings': Scientific Method in Archaeology and the Ladening of Evidence with Theory --;Selected Bibliography of Archaeological Metaarchaeology --;Bibliography of Philosophical Metaarchaeology --;Index of Names --;Index of Topics.
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An idea of the philosophy of archaeology can best be gained by showing what it is, what the issues are, who is working in the field, and how they proceed.
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History.
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Philosophy (General)
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Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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Lester Embree
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