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Introduction: Archaeological approaches to cultural identity

Stephen Shennan
- pp 29-60
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In this article, the authors argue that the phenomenon of cultural difference raises profound problems for archaeology at all levels of both theory and practice, and outline some of these problem areas, and the individual chapters examine various aspects of them from a variety of different viewpoints.
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The essence of the argument in this book is that the phenomenon of cultural difference raises profound problems for archaeology at all levels of both theory and practice. This introduction outlines some of these problem areas, and the individual chapters examine various aspects of them from a variety of different viewpoints.

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Forum: Populism, Identity Politics, and the Archaeology of Europe

TL;DR: HOFMANN et al. as mentioned in this paper, EMILY HANSCAM, MARTIN FURHOLT, MARIO REITER, ALESSANDRO VANZETTI, KOSTAS KOTSAKIS, HÅKAN PETERSSON, ELISABETH NIKLASSON, HERDIS HØLLELAND and CATHERINE J. FRIEMAN Department of Archaeology, History, Culture Studies and Religion, University of Bergen.
Dissertation

Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures in Turkish Thrace

Burcin Erdogu
TL;DR: In this paper, the Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures in Turkish Thrace have been studied and it has been shown that there has been a transfer of ideas, exchange and movement of objects between two regions.
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Constructing community at civic-ceremonial centers: pottery-making practices at Crystal River and Roberts Island

TL;DR: In this article, a finer-grained understanding of variation in ceramic production at the Crystal River and Roberts Island mounds has been provided, suggesting that communities of practice persisted through time, although there is variation that corresponds well with changes in settlement.

Espacios étnicos y políticos en el área oriental de Iberia. Ethnic and politic spaces in Eastern Iberia

TL;DR: In this paper, the vinculo existente entre the identidad etnica and the surgimiento de entidades geopoliticas de caracter urbano was investigated.