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Title Archaeological thinking : how to make sense of the past / Charles E. Orser, Jr.
Author Orser, Charles E., author.
Publisher Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Copyright ©2015


Status Loan Type Location Shelf-mark
 In Library  Standard  Library Level 8 Annexe  Archaeology AF20 ORS  

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Description xii, 175 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 24 cm
ISBN 9781442226975 cloth : alkaline paper
9781442226982 paperback : alkaline paper
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents What's this all about, anyway?: thinking in archaeology -- It all seems so sciencey: archaeology, science, and history -- Those pesky facts: understanding historical facts -- If p . . . then what?: archaeological thinking and logic -- Is that chair really a chair?: analogy and archaeological thinking -- Source-thinking: the relationship between archaeological and textual evidence -- Artifact-thinking: archaeological thought and excavated things -- Thinking to some purpose: archaeological research and critical thinking.
Library Class Archaeology AF20
Subject Archaeology -- Study and teaching.
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Critical thinking -- Study and teaching.

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