Archaeological theory: what's on the agenda?

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The books, 'Time Tradition, and Society in Greek Archaeology: Bridging the "Great Divide" by Nigel Spencer, 'Style, Society, and Person: Archaeological and Ethnological Perspectives' by Christopher Carr and Jill E. Neitzel, 'Expanding Archaeology' by James M. Skibo, William H. Walker and Axel E. Nielsen, 'Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles' by Michael Brian Schiffer and 'Beyond Subsistence: Plains Archaeology and the Postprocessual Critique' by Philip Duke are reviewed. It is noticeable that the authors of these books are unified in pushing the archaeological discipline forward.

Criticism and interpretation, Time, Tradition and Society in Greek Archaelogy: Bridging the "Great Divide" (Book), Style, Society, and Person: Archaeological and Ethnological Pertspectives (Book), Expanding Archaeology (Book), Beyond Subsistence: Plains ARcaheology and the Postprocessual Critique (Book), Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles (Book), Theoretical Archaeology (Book)

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Archaeological reference texts and the information age

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The 'Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae' is one of the two new topographical dictionaries on ancient Rome that are worthy successors to Platner and Ashby's 'Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome.' The lexicon arranges religious buildings under the name of the divinity or saint while secular buildings are arranged according to building type. Despite the bad illustrations and the difficult cross-referencing, the book should become the standard reference for scholars for years to come.

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