From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology

This paper reflects on disciplinary evolution, arguing for the necessity of transcending Historical Archaeology to establish Archaeology as an autonomous discipline. It analyzes how the development of the New Archaeology (Processualism) enabled this autonomy by focusing on cultural processes and exp...

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spelling I10-R319-article-276322025-12-09T19:20:38Z From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology De la Arqueología Histórica a la Arqueología como Arqueología Bárcena, Roberto Processual Archaeology Historical Archaeology Ethnohistory Arqueología Procesual Arqueología Histórica Etnohistoria Arqueologia Processual Arqueologia Histórica Etnohistória This paper reflects on disciplinary evolution, arguing for the necessity of transcending Historical Archaeology to establish Archaeology as an autonomous discipline. It analyzes how the development of the New Archaeology (Processualism) enabled this autonomy by focusing on cultural processes and explanatory models, contrasting with the emphasis on direct historical and cultural records in Historical Archaeology. The author argues that the processual approach, enriched by post-processual perspectives, provides the methodological tools to interpret depositional and spatial archaeological contexts as cultural texts, requiring a complementation with Historical Anthropology (Ethnohistory). Este trabajo reflexiona sobre la evolución disciplinar, argumentando la necesidad de trascender la Arqueología Histórica para establecer la Arqueología como una disciplina autónoma. Se analiza cómo el desarrollo de la Nueva Arqueología (Procesualismo) permitió esta autonomía al focalizarse en procesos culturales y modelos explicativos, en contraste con el énfasis en el registro histórico y cultural directo de la Arqueología Histórica. El autor sostiene que el enfoque procesual, enriquecido por perspectivas postprocesuales, provee las herramientas metodológicas para interpretar contextos arqueológicos depositacionales y espaciales como textos culturales, requiriendo una complementación con la Antropología Histórica (Etnohistoria). Este trabalho reflete sobre a evolução disciplinar, defendendo a necessidade de transcender a Arqueologia Histórica para estabelecer a Arqueologia como uma disciplina autônoma. Analisa-se como o desenvolvimento da Nova Arqueologia (Processualismo) permitiu esta autonomia ao focar em processos culturais e modelos explicativos, em contraste com a ênfase no registro histórico e cultural direto da Arqueologia Histórica. O autor argumenta que a abordagem processual, enriquecida por perspectivas pós-processuais, fornece as ferramentas metodológicas para interpretar contextos arqueológicos deposicionais e espaciais como textos culturais, exigindo uma complementação com a Antropologia Histórica (Etnohistória). Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 1995-06-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27632 10.37603/2250.7728.v8.n1.27632 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 8 No. 1 (1995): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 5-20 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 8 Núm. 1 (1995): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 5-20 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 8 n. 1 (1995): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 5-20 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v8.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27632/50900 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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topic Processual Archaeology
Historical Archaeology
Ethnohistory
Arqueología Procesual
Arqueología Histórica
Etnohistoria
Arqueologia Processual
Arqueologia Histórica
Etnohistória
spellingShingle Processual Archaeology
Historical Archaeology
Ethnohistory
Arqueología Procesual
Arqueología Histórica
Etnohistoria
Arqueologia Processual
Arqueologia Histórica
Etnohistória
Bárcena, Roberto
From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
topic_facet Processual Archaeology
Historical Archaeology
Ethnohistory
Arqueología Procesual
Arqueología Histórica
Etnohistoria
Arqueologia Processual
Arqueologia Histórica
Etnohistória
author Bárcena, Roberto
author_facet Bárcena, Roberto
author_sort Bárcena, Roberto
title From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
title_short From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
title_full From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
title_fullStr From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
title_full_unstemmed From Historical Archeology to Archeology as Archeology
title_sort from historical archeology to archeology as archeology
description This paper reflects on disciplinary evolution, arguing for the necessity of transcending Historical Archaeology to establish Archaeology as an autonomous discipline. It analyzes how the development of the New Archaeology (Processualism) enabled this autonomy by focusing on cultural processes and explanatory models, contrasting with the emphasis on direct historical and cultural records in Historical Archaeology. The author argues that the processual approach, enriched by post-processual perspectives, provides the methodological tools to interpret depositional and spatial archaeological contexts as cultural texts, requiring a complementation with Historical Anthropology (Ethnohistory).
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
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