Archaeological Theory

Matthew Johnson is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Southampton. He has taught at the University of Sheffield, St. David's University College, Lampeter, and at Durham University. His previous books include Housing Culture: Traditional Architecture in an English Landscape (1993), An Archaeology of Capitalism (1996, Blackwell), and Ideas Of Landscape (2006, Blackwell).

• List of Figures vi Acknowledgements viiiPreface: The Contradictions of Theory x1 Common Sense is Not Enough 12 The 'New Archaeology' 123 Archaeology as a Science 354 Middle-range Theory, Ethnoarchaeology and Material Culture Studies 505 Culture and Process 686 Thoughts and Ideologies 897 Postprocessual and Interpretive Archaeologies 1028 Archaeology, Gender and Identity 1229 Archaeology and Cultural Evolution 14310 Archaeology and Darwinian Evolution 16411 Archaeology and History 18512 Archaeology, Politics and Culture 19913 Conclusion: The Future of Theory 216Selective Glossary 236Further Reading 245Bibliography 265Index 299