Contradictions of archaeological theory : engaging critical realism and archaeological theory - Wallace, Sandra, Dr. (Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011)
Archaeological theory -- Philosophy and archaeology -- Critical realism as critique of Western philosophy -- Critical realism as philosophical underlabourer -- Diversity and impasse in current archaeological theorising -- The contradictions of archaeological theory -- The material in archaeological theory -- Critical realism, the material, and absence -- Time, scale, and the ontology of the material -- Conclusions, implications, and further research
'Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada'--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Archaeology -- Philosophy; Contradiction; Critical realism