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Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology
today and its development throughout the twentieth century, making
a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of
twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their
successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and
limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has
over-focused on explaining the human construction of material
variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding
how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he
argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the
development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are
illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the
European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the
importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its
Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to
professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.
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