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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Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
1995
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27632 |
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| Sumario: | 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). |
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