Archaeological Theory, 2nd Edition is the most
current and comprehensive introduction to the field available.
Thoroughly revised and updated, this engaging text offers students
an ideal entry point to the major concepts and ongoing debates in
archaeological research.
* New edition of a popular introductory text that explores
the increasing diversity of approaches to archaeological
theory
* Features more extended coverage of ‘traditional’ or
culture-historical archaeology
* Examines theory across the English-speaking world and
beyond
* Offers greatly expanded coverage of evolutionary theory,
divided into sociocultural and Darwinist approaches
* Includes an expanded glossary, bibliography, and useful
suggestions for further readings
Table of Content
List of Figures vi
Acknowledgements viii
Preface: The Contradictions of Theory x
1 Common Sense is Not Enough 1
2 The ‘New Archaeology’ 12
3 Archaeology as a Science 35
4 Middle-range Theory, Ethnoarchaeology and Material Culture
Studies 50
5 Culture and Process 68
6 Thoughts and Ideologies 89
7 Postprocessual and Interpretive Archaeologies 102
8 Archaeology, Gender and Identity 122
9 Archaeology and Cultural Evolution 143
10 Archaeology and Darwinian Evolution 164
11 Archaeology and History 185
12 Archaeology, Politics and Culture 199
13 Conclusion: The Future of Theory 216
Selective Glossary 236
Further Reading 245
Bibliography 265
Index 299
About the author
Matthew Johnson is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Southampton. He has taught at the University of Sheffield, St. David’s University College, Lampeter, and at Durham University. His previous books include Housing Culture: Traditional Architecture in an English Landscape (1993), An Archaeology of Capitalism (1996, Blackwell), and Ideas Of Landscape (2006, Blackwell).
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