Archaeological thinking : how to make sense of the past /
Charles E. Orser, Jr.
- xxii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What's this all about, anyway?: thinking in archaeology -- It all seems so sciencey: archaeology, science, and history -- Those pesky facts: understanding historical facts -- If p . . . then what?: archaeological thinking and logic -- Is that chair really a chair?: analogy and archaeological thinking -- Source-thinking: the relationship between archaeological and textual evidence -- Artifact-thinking: archaeological thought and excavated things -- Thinking to some purpose: archaeological research and critical thinking.