This book covers the historical relationship and contemporary interests of archaeology and anthropology, providing a much-needed introduction to the theories and methods of these interrelated subjects. Taking a broad historical approach, Chris Gosden examines the development of the disciplines during the colonial period and shows how the subjects are linked through their interest in kinship, economics and symbolism. The book goes on to discuss what each discipline contributes to debates about gender, material culture and globalism in the post-colonial world. Archaeology and Anthropology offers a unique and necessary survey of how these two fields inform and enrich each other's perspective on the diversity of human culture.
Author(s): Chris Gosden
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 243
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 15
Anthropological archaeology and archaeological anthropology......Page 16
Colonial origins......Page 30
Instituting archaeology and anthropology: the role of fieldwork......Page 48
Evolutionary, social and cultural anthropologies......Page 77
The post-war picture: neo-evolution, Marxism and structuralism......Page 101
Introduction to Part II......Page 134
Bodily identities: gender, sexuality and practice......Page 138
Material anthropology: landscape, material culture and history......Page 167
Globalism, ethnicity and post-colonialism......Page 194
References......Page 221
Index......Page 236
