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In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory throughout within a broad social and intellectual framework.

The successive but interacting trends apparent in archaeological thought are defined and the author seeks to determine the extent to which these trends were a reflection of the personal and collective interests of archaeologists as these relate - in the West at least - to the fluctuating fortunes of the middle classes. While subjective influences have been powerful, Professor Trigger argues that the gradual accumulation of archaeological data has exercised a growing constraint on interpretation. In turn, this has increased the objectivity of archaeological research and enhanced its value for understanding the entire span of human history and the human condition in general. Trigger is James McGill Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University. He received his PhD from Yale University and has carried out archaeological research in Egypt and the Sudan.

His interests include the comparative study of early civilizations, the history of archaeology, and archaeological and anthropological theory. He has received various scholarly awards, including the prestigious Prix L on G rin from the Quebec government, for his sustained contributions to the social sciences. Hp Compaq 8510p Base System Device Driver. Download Special Version here. He is an honorary fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and an honorary member of the Prehistoric Society (UK).

His numerous books include the first edition of A History of Archaeological Thought (Cambridge 1989), The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume 1 (Cambridge 1996), co-edited with Wilcomb E. Washburn, and Understanding Early Civilizations (Cambridge 2003).

The development of archeological thought is analyzed by examining archeological history to determine to what extent its trends reflect archeologists' personal & collective interests. List of Illustrations Preface The relevance of archaeological history Classical archaeology & antiquarianism The beginnings of scientific archaeology The imperial synthesis Culture-historic The development of archeological thought is analyzed by examining archeological history to determine to what extent its trends reflect archeologists' personal & collective interests. List of Illustrations Preface The relevance of archaeological history Classical archaeology & antiquarianism The beginnings of scientific archaeology The imperial synthesis Culture-historical archaeology Soviet archaeology Functionalism in Western archaeology Neo-evolutionism & the new archaeology The explanation of diversity Archaeology & its social context Bibliographical Essay References Index.

(This is actually a review of the second edition, which you should get) This is quite simply an awe-inspiring book. The sheer amount of reading Trigger must have done to construct this incredibly dense and detailed (but still able to see the bigger picture) overview of the history of archaeology is insane. Driver Hp Laserjet P2014 Windows 7 64.

His reference list is nearly 100 pages long, and I think he really read almost everything on it. Trigger not only provides us with a very balanced account of the various approaches archaeology h (This is actually a review of the second edition, which you should get) This is quite simply an awe-inspiring book. The sheer amount of reading Trigger must have done to construct this incredibly dense and detailed (but still able to see the bigger picture) overview of the history of archaeology is insane. His reference list is nearly 100 pages long, and I think he really read almost everything on it. Trigger not only provides us with a very balanced account of the various approaches archaeology has taken since the European renaissance, but he also has a lot of well-informed opinions about where archaeology is headed and what directions the next generations of archaeology might take. He convincingly demonstrates that the 'extreme relativist' position is untenable and that the accumulation of data and the increasing self-awareness of archaeologists has made the more absurd theories completely untenable and increased the objectivity of archaeological research even though it is probably impossible to overcome bias altogether. The one weakness is that although the book does have some very interesting sections about archaeology in the wider world, the vast majority of the material covers the history of archaeological thought in the US, the UK, and to a lesser extent Continental Europe (including a good section on Soviet Archaeology).