Critically reading the theory and methods of archaeology : an introductory guide / Guy Gibbon.
By: Gibbon, Guy E.
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BookPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : AltaMira Press, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780759123427 (e-book).Subject(s): Archaeology -- Study and teaching | Archaeology -- Methodology | Critical thinking -- Study and teaching | Report writingGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 930.1072 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What kind of archaeology is it? -- What kind of investigation is it? -- What are the issue and the claim? -- What is the argument? -- What are the assumptions? -- Is the writing clear? -- Are (deceptive) rhetorical devices used? -- Is there a fallacy in the reasoning? -- Are there skeptical postmodern themes in the argument? -- Are facts clearly distinguished from opinions and other claims? -- How are the observations summarized? -- Is there an inductive argument? -- Is there a population estimate from a sample? -- Is there a theory? -- Which research program is it an example of? -- Is an explanation offered? -- Is there a causal argument? -- Are deductively valid conclusions drawn? -- Are concepts given archaeological interpretations? -- Are the conclusions reasonable?
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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