western archaeologists,
Why is studying by "western" archaeologists important?
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- Nov 2018
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bearsearscoalition.org bearsearscoalition.org
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Clovis sites are some of the earliest scientific evidence archaeologists have of the occupation of North America.
The wording here-" Some of the earliest scientific evidence"- is definitely wording we (in Bad Archaeology) have been taught to avoid using for its associations with negative archaeology.
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- Sep 2018
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bmcr.brynmawr.edu bmcr.brynmawr.edu
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Indifference to context remains a stubborn problem in the field, despite its move toward the social history of art.
This is insanity to me. How is this still an issue? I guess when looking at public movements in the past, the evidence of stubborn reluctance to take drastic change and action is still evident. Yes that would be a political shift, but what about archaeology? How immediate would consequences be, whether positive or negative, with the adoption and honesty of context within the realm of archaeology?
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Roman artists and patrons deliberately chose particular styles that they thought were appropriate to the ideas they wished to express
The notion of creating fluidity and flexibility within a narrative is not as harmless as it seems at first glance. The aspect of control that is granted to the producer of that narrative is unfeasible.
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