Death by Theory : A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory
ISBN: 9780759119581 | 0759119589
Edition: RevisedFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Pub. Date: 12/1/2010
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This clever murder mystery combines intrepid investigations with archaeological theory.
A European Neolithic burial. A large stone Venus. Nothing unusual except that it was found on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Archaeologist Hannah Green and her shovelbum nephew find themselves in a tangled web of competing interests - avaricious land owners, hungry media, and a cult of goddess worshippers - while investigating one of the finds of the century. In untangling the mystery of the Washington Venus, Hannah and Sea... MORE
A European Neolithic burial. A large stone Venus. Nothing unusual except that it was found on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Archaeologist Hannah Green and her shovelbum nephew find themselves in a tangled web of competing interests - avaricious land owners, hungry media, and a cult of goddess worshippers - while investigating one of the finds of the century. In untangling the mystery of the Washington Venus, Hannah and Sea... MORE
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| "A" is for Archaeology: In which Dr. Green and Mr. Doyle are Enlisted | p. 1 |
| "A" is (also) for Artifact: In which we Learn that Sometimes a Rock is Just a Rock | p. 13 |
| "B" is for Binford: In which we Learn what's New about Archaeology | p. 28 |
| "C" is for Culture Process, and "E" is for Ethnoarchaeology: In which we Learn How the New Archeology Grew Old | ... MOREp. 40 |
| "D" is for Diffusion: In which Dr. Green Goes from Diffusion to Confusion | p. 56 |
| "M" is for Materialism: In which we Look into the Mind of a Cannibal | p. 74 |
| "G" is for Gender: In which Controversy is En-gendered | p. 95 |
| "M" is for Marx (Karl, that is): In which Mr. Doyle's Ancestors are Outed | p. 115 |
| "N" is for Neoevolutionism, and "A" is for Agency: In which the Crew Adapt to their Environment | p. 132 |
| "P" is for Postmodern: In which a Postmodern Kind of Truth is Told | p. 150 |
| Epilogue: In which Everyone Gets Just what they Get | p. 163 |
| Talking Points | p. 167 |
| Glossary | p. 171 |
| For Further Reading | p. 178 |
| Index | p. 184 |
| About the Author/Illustrator | p. 187 |
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Adrian Praetzellis is professor of anthropology and director of the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University.
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