Archaeology and Anthropology Past, Present and Future [Paperback]

Though archaeologists have long acknowledged the work of social anthropologists, anthropologists have been much less eager to repay the compliment. This volume argues that the time has come to recognise the insights archaeological approaches can bring to anthropology. Archaeology's rigorous approach to evidence and material culture; its ability to develop flexible research methodologies; its readiness to work with large-scale models of comparative social change, and to embrace the latest technology all means that it can offer valuable methods that can enrich and enhance current anthropological thinking.

Cross-disciplinary and international in scope, this exciting volume draws together cutting-edge essays on the relationship between the two disciplines, arguing for greater collaboration and pointing to new concepts and approaches for anthropology. With contributions from leading scholars, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines.

Introduction: Archaeology and Anthropology: Divorce and Partial Reconciliation
David Shankland (University of Bristol, UK)

Big Revolutions, Two Small Disciplines and Socialism
Chris Hann (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany)

Whose Rights to Which Past? Archaeologists, Anthropologists, and the Ethics of Heritage in the Global Hierarchy of Value
Michael Herzfeld (Harvard University, USA)

Archaeology and Anthropology: the state Of the Relationship
Ian Hodder (University of Stanford, USA)

No More Ancient; No More Human: the Future Past of Archaeology and Anthropology
Tim Ingold (Aberdeen University, UK)

Sacred Architecture: Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives
Richard Irvine (University of Cambridge, UK)

Life with Things: Archaeology and Materiality
Rosemary Joyce (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

Archaeological Ethnography: Materiality, Heritage and Hybrid MelCÄ