Full Description
Archaeology and anthropology have come a long way in the past half-century, and the 1950s thinking concerning the relationship between the two is increasingly considered irrelevant. However, the placement of archaeology within the discipline of anthropology has always been uneasy?and was just as much a half-century and more ago as it is now. Is archaeology only now on the brink of "divorce" after decades of pleas for mutual respect and cooperation have finally proven inadequate (Watson 1995)? Is separation the only alternative left to sustain and further archaeology and to finally shake off a second-class status to sociocultural anthropology that archaeologists have long contested (Willey and Sabloff 1993:152)? In what sense can we profess that archaeology is still anthropology?This volume evaluates the reasons proffered for separation against those in favor of maintaining the identity and practice of archaeologists as anthropologists. Arguments for the separation of archaeology from the discipline of which it has been a part for over a century take several different forms, weighing various intellectual factors: historical, methodological, and theoretical. Recent changes in the practice of archaeology and in the organization of professional societies must also be considered.
Contents
PART IIs Archaeology Anthropology? Deborah L. Nichols, Rosemary A. Joyce, and Susan D. GillespiePART II: INTELLECTUAL FACTORSAnthropology Must Have Archaeology Timothy EarleBioarchaeology as Anthropology George J. ArmelagosArchaeology as Anthropology of the Long Term Thomas BarfieldAmerican Archaeology's Uncertain Future Geoffrey A. ClarkArchaeological Inference and Ethnographic Analogies: Rethinking the "Lapita Cultural Complex" John Edward TerrellHistorical Archaeology and Disciplinary Ethnogenesis Teresita MajewskiPART III: PRACTICAL FACTORSTeaching Archaeology as Anthropology Susan D. GillespieWorking in Museums as an Archaeological Anthropologist Rosemary A. JoyceArchaeology and Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century: Strategies for Working Together David G. AndersonAnthropology Is Essential to Private Sector Archaeology William H. DoelleAnthropological Archaeology Conducted by Tribes: Traditional Cultural Properties and Cultural Affiliation T. J. FergusonPART IV: COMMENTARY AND CONCLUSIONSArchaeology and Anthropology Jane H. HillLet Archaeology Be Richard G. FoxArchaeology Is Anthropology Susan D. Gillespie, Rosemary A. Joyce, and Deborah L. NicholsList of Contributors
