ANTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lewis Binford, Gender Archaeology, Processual Archaeology
Document Summary
Focus on human modification of the physical environment. Interpret cultural variation and cultural change deep into the past from this archaeological record. Reveal evidence for past forms of human culture that may no longer exist today. View archaeology as an objective, empirical science. Use mathematics to examine distribution of material remains over space and time. Emphasize human adaptations to different environments: lewis binford he does this more of hard science than subjective science. Emphasize human agency and the power of ideas and values when studying past cultures. Examine power, domination and internal contradictions within a society. Gender archaeology recognizes that traditional archaeologists have often ignored the presence of women in the past. Collaborative archaeology projects seek to study the past by working with descendent communities. Archaeology as a tool of civic engagement is an approach that seeks to use an understanding of the past to address modern social justice issues.
