Contemporary Archaeology: A Guide to Theory and Contributions

by Mark P. Leone (Editor)

Intended as a guide or reader in graduate or advanced under­graduate courses and as a reference for professionals interested in the latest archaeological achievements, this significant compilation of articles dealing with the theoretical bases and substantive accomplishments of contem­porary archaeology provides the coherent theory and concrete results of recent developments in anthropological archaeology. The thirty-three con­tributions here brought together, most of them previously published but several of which were written especially for this volume, are divided into seven main sections and are linked together by Mr. Leone’s extensive commentary and discussion. A comprehensive bibliography provides uni­fying concepts of the work presented here and serves as a further guide to contemporary developments.

Genres: Archaeology

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

1940–

Dr. Mark Paul Leone is an archaeologist whose research focuses on critical theory as it applies to archaeology and, particularly, to historical archaeology. Currently, he is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Since 1981, he has also been the director of the Archaeology in Annapolis project, which focuses on the historical archaeology of Annapolis and Maryland's Eastern Shore and features the use of critical theory.