In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, AlisonWylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wyli
How do archaeologists work with the data they identify as a record of the cultural past? How are these data collected and construed as evidence? What is the impact on archaeological practice of new te
How do archaeologists make effective use of physical traces and material culture as repositories of evidence?Material Evidence takes a resolutely case-based approach to this question, exploring instan
Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology addresses a series of questions: how do archaeologists actually work with the forms of data they identify as a record of the cultural past?; how are these data coll
How do archaeologists make effective use of physical traces and material culture as repositories of evidence?Material Evidence takes a resolutely case-based approach to this question, exploring instan
It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things are not so simple, however, as recent wor
