Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell

By Adrian Praetzellis

Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book
-teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolonialism, neoevolutionism, materiality, and queer theory;
-is written in accessible language with key examples for each theory;
-includes illustrations and cartoons by the author;
-provides questions at the end of each chapter to facilitate discussion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629581593
• ISBN13: 9781629581590
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"