Problems in Neolithic Archaeology by Alasdair Whittle
Problems in Neolithic Archaeology is a notable contribution to the debate about how we can write prehistory. Drawing on both processual and post-processual approaches, it reaffirms the central role of theory and interpretation while accepting as permanent the uncertainty which makes the testing of archaeological hypotheses difficult or even impossible. Dr Whittle asserts in particular the need for greater self-confidence and for the formulation of new theory and questions more appropriate to the archaeological record. The book's specific strength lies, however, in a close contextual study of the Neolithic period in western and central Europe. In this respect it provides an admirable complement to his textbook Neolithic Europe.-
The Collapse of Complex Societies
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Maritime Archaeology
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Religion and Empire
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Interpreting the Axe Trade
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A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves
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Ancient Mesoamerica
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Prehistoric Farming in Europe
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Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
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Culture Contact Culture Chan
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House and Society in the Ancient Greek World
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Prehistoric Adaptation in the American Southwest
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Artefacts as Categories
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Production and Exchange of Stone Tools
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Maya Postclassic State Formation
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Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain
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Forest Farmers and Stockherders
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Three Thousand Years in Africa
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The Iron Age Community of Osteria dell'Osa
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The Chinese Neolithic
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Making History in Banda
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The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of Agriculture
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The Limits of Settlement Growth
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Stylistic Variation in Prehistoric Ceramics
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Burial and Ancient Society
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Domestic Ceramic Production and Spatial Organization
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An Ethnography of the Neolithic
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Ecology and Ceramic Production in an Andean Community
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Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes
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Nomads in Archaeology
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Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership
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The Archaeology of Rank
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The Archaeology of Political Structure
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Emerging Complexity
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The Chaco Anasazi
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Ceramic Theory and Cultural Process
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Thoughtful Foragers
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Art and the Early Greek State
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Style and Society in Dark Age Greece
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Symbols in Action
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The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms
Whittle, Alasdair: - Alasdair Whittle recently retired from being Distinguished Research Professor in Archaeology at Cardiff University, specialising in the Neolithic period. Over his career he led several major excavations, notably around Avebury and in Hungary. His many publications include Europe in the Neolithic: the Creation of New Worlds (CUP), The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life (Routledge), and Gathering Time: Dating the Early Neolithic Enclosures of Southern Britain and Ireland (Oxbow, with Frances Healy and Alex Bayliss), which won the British Archaeological Award for Best Book in 2012. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521103893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521103894 |
| Title | Problems in Neolithic Archaeology |
| Author | Alasdair Whittle |
| Series | New Studies In Archaeology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2008-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
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