Book
Historical archaeology : why the past matters
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- ISBN: 1598740229
- ISBN: 9781598740226
- ISBN: 1598740237
- ISBN: 9781598740233
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Physical Description:
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207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Do history and historical archaeology matter? -- Section 1: What are our ambitions? The goals of historical archaeology ; Preserving and interpreting sites ; Rewriting documentary history ; Reconstructing ways of life ; Improving archaeological methods ; Understanding modernization and globalization -- Section 2: What do we care about? A questioning attitude ; Defining our topics ; Colonialism, capitalism, and slavery ; What is our evidence? ; Ideology, ambiguity, and muted groups ; Ethical considerations -- Section 3: A windshield survey of historical archaeology. Introduction to a windshield survey of historical archaeology ; The survival of the English colony at Jamestown ; Mission San Luis de Talimali ; Enclosure of the English countryside ; Capitalism, the Georgian order, and a woman ; Australia's convict past ; African American life ; The machine in the garden ; The inner-city working class ; Garbage and garbage-in-waiting -- Section 4: Historical archaeology as public scholarship. Introduction to public archaeology ; Public memory and public places ; Education and outreach ; What about the painful past? ; History and the culture wars ; Civic renewal and restorative justice ; Transformative learning ; Some closing thoughts. |
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| Subject: | Archaeology and history Historic sites Excavations (Archaeology) Archaeology Philosophy Archaeology Methodology |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | CC 77 .H5 L58 2007 | 30775305483936 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Historical Archaeology : Why the Past Matters
Barbara Little is a historical archaeologist with a long history of federal archaeological service and teaching. She is editor of Public Benefits of Archaeology (Florida, 2002) and coauthor (with Donald Hardesty) of Assessing Site Significance (AltaMira 2000), among other publications.
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