Middle-Range Theory, Behavioral Archaeology, and Postempiricist Philosophy of Science in Archaeology

This paper examines middle-range theory (MRT) within processual and postprocessual archaeology. An analysis of the Binford-Schiffer dispute serves as a means of clarifying what MRT in processual archaeology is or is intended to be. Postprocessualists, despite their vigorous criticisms of MRT-based a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of archaeological method and theory 1996-03, Vol.3 (1), p.1-30
1. Verfasser:	Tschauner, Hartmut
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Archaeological inference Archaeological methods Archaeological paradigms Archaeology Behavioral archaeology Historical archaeology Material culture Observational research Postprocessual archaeology Processual archaeology
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