n.a. (1986). Archaeology at the interface: studies in archaeology's relationships with history, geography, biology and physical science.

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Title:		 Archaeology at the interface: studies in archaeology's relationships with history, geography, biology and physical science
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Series:		 British Archaeological Reports
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Volume:		 S300
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Abstract:		 J L Bintliff begins this collection of papers from a Bradford conference (1986) with 'Archaeology at the interface: an historical perspective' (pp 4-31) which traces the revitalizing 'winds of change' acting on archaeology and suggests that our discipline integrate itself with the social sciences. C J Arnold (32-9) in 'Archaeology and history: the shades of confrontation and cooperation' examines reasons why there is so little integration of material and written evidence. J A Lloyd (40-51) enquires 'Why should historians take archaeology seriously?', citing (eg) failures to reckon with the effects on the faunal record of religious feasting in Mediterranean cultures, but also noting the rise in joint fieldwork projects. In 'Archaeologists in Academe: an institutional confinement?' J G Lewthwaite (52-87) reflects on the continuing crisis in archaeological theory: its scientific status is extensively discussed with particular reference to the years of archaeological isolationism which hindered its development, and the dangerous situation of university archaeology today. C F Gaffney (88-93) writes of 'Explanation at the method and theory interface', seen as a conceptual problem, requiring reassessment of the foundations of model building. In 'Human sociobiology and archaeology' J Chapman (94-109) discusses the relationship between general and human sociobiology, and set up a challenge to develop testable sociobiological hypotheses suitable for bioarchaeological data. C A Roberts (110-28), on 'Palaeopathology: cottage industry or interacting discipline?', goes beyond bare bones to indicate the much deeper levels of information on social conditions that can be obtained. Finally, in 'Hard science: too hard for archaeology?', A Aspinall (130-2) considers how the archaeologist should equip himself to assess the findings of his specialists' reports.
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Issue Editor:		 Christopher F Gaffney
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Year of Publication:		 1986
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ISBN:		 0 86054 387 0
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1986
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008