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Introduction: Archaeological approaches to cultural identity
Stephen Shennan
- pp 29-60
TLDR
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.Abstract:
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.read more
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Ethnic Identity and Ethnicity in Archaeology
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Trade and Interaction
TL;DR: In this paper, the relevance of trade and interaction in archaeology is discussed, and a critical synthesis of the diverse ways in which successive generations of archaeologists have approached and interpreted these topics is provided.
Forging identities through style: Elite interaction and identity formation at Late Classic (AD 650-900) Palmarejo, Northwest Honduras
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a novel approach to solve the problem of homonymity in homonym-based homonym identification: "homonymity of homonyms" and "homonyms".
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Ceremonial and domestic flint arrowheads
TL;DR: Devaney et al. as mentioned in this paper compared the performance of domestic and ceremonial flint arrowheads in terms of size, shape, quality and damage, and found that arrowheads recovered from domestic contexts tend to be larger, of better quality and exhibit less damage than those from ceremonial contexts.