"Archaeologists may never get to know past reality objectively; but science works.
We are not even fighting an illusion; ... The scale and nature of the reaction to the
book shows this, we think. TV sets do work, but science is a subtle field of
practice and is only one mode of perception and explanation. There are others
perhapsĀ ..."
"Archaeology is a way of acting and thinking about what is left of the past, about the temporality of what remains, about material and temporal processes to which people and their goods are subject, about the processes of order and entropy, of making, consuming and discarding at the heart of human experience. These elements, and the practices that archaeologists follow to uncover them, is the essence of the archaeological imagination. In ..."
"Archaeological theory and method have recently become the subject of vigorous debate centred on the growing realization that archaeological theory is social theory and as such can be looked at by means of a wide variety of sociological frameworks, such as structuralism and post-structuralism, Marxism and critical theory. In this analysis, Shanks and Tilley argue against the functionalism and positivism which result from an inadequate as ..."
"Theatre/Archaeology is a provocative challenge to disciplinary practice and intellectual boundaries. It brings together radical proposals in both archaeological and performance theory to generate a startlingly original and intriguing methodological framework."
Political and Economic Planning Ser. Planning and Politics : The British Experience, 1960-76 by MichaelShanks Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 1977 by Allen & Unwin ISBN-13: 978-0-04-330283-5, ISBN: 0-04-330283-1
"There has been a profound shift in the direction of archaeological activity in the last fifteen years, a change reflected in this volume. While excavation remains a professional priority, the interpretation of archaeological evidence is now attracting increasing critical study. In part this is stemmed from the public demand for explanation of archaeological evidence, which moves beyond the more restricted academic debate among archaeolo ..."
"Archaeology in the Making is a collection of bold statements about archaeology, its history, how it works, and why it is more important than ever. This book comprises conversations about archaeology among some of its notable contemporary figures. They delve deeply into the questions that have come to fascinate archaeologists over the last forty years or so, those that concern major events in human history such as the origins of agricult ..."
""This book provides perspective revealing the intellectual, historical and practical depths of archaeology's embedded role within cultural production."
"Archaeology unlocks the secrets of Greece's ancient past. Explore the ruins of Greece and Turkey, on land and under sea. In 1870, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers Hissarlik, part of Troy. In 1939, the palace of King Nestor in the Mycenaean city of Messina is unearthed near Pylos. In 1996, artifacts from the city, burned around 1200 B.C., link the site to Homer's Odyssey. In 1983, a Turkish diver locates the world ..."
"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2004 Pages: 552 Publisher: Camidge. University Press widely known as an innovative figure in contemporary archeology. Michael Shanks has written a Challenging Contribution to Recent Debates on the emergence of the Greek city states in the first millennium BC . He interprets the art and archaeological remains of Korinth to elicit connections between new urban environments. foreign trade. warfare. and ..."
Art and the Early Greek State (New Studies in Archaeology) by MichaelShanks Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-56117-4, ISBN: 0-521-56117-5
"Widely known as an innovative figure in contemporary archaeology, Michael Shanks has written a challenging contribution to recent debates on the emergence of the Greek city states in the first millennium BC. He interprets the art and archaeological remains of Korinth to elicit connections between new urban environments, foreign trade, warfare, and the ideology of male sovereignty. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, which draws o ..."
"Author, an experienced British fly tier, describes the tying techniques required to tie every pattern likely to be encountered. Many patterns shown along with"how to" diagrams and color photos."
Planning and Politics(1st Edition) British Experience, 1960-76 (P.E.P.) by MichaelShanks Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1977 by Allen & Unwin ISBN-13: 978-0-04-330284-2, ISBN: 0-04-330284-X
"Archaeologies of Presence is a brilliant exploration of how the performance of presence can be understood through the relationships between performance theory and archaeological thinking. Drawing together carefully commissioned contributions by leading international scholars and artists, this radical new work poses a number of essential questions: What are the principle signifiers of theatrical presence? How is presence achie ..."
The stagnant society(Updated) (Pelican books) by MichaelShanks 276 Pages, Published 1972 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-14-020555-8, ISBN: 0-14-020555-1