Evolving Archaeological Perspectives on Southeast Asia, 1970–95

In the late 1960s, archaeological theory underwent a period of rapid and significant change. A group of scholars became known as progenitors of an approach termed New Archaeology. Some of these changes have been critized as lacking in substance, but it cannot be denied that much archaeological resea...

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Published in:Journal of Southeast Asian studies (Singapore) 1995-03, Vol.26 (1), p.46-62
Main Author: Miksic, John N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient civilizations
Archaeological methodology
Archaeological paradigms
Archaeological sites
Archaeological theory
Archaeology
Archaeology and history
Art and archaeology
Asian archaeology
Culture
Epigraphy
Evaluation
Excavations
Generalities
Historical archaeology
History
Humans
Iconography
Material culture
Prehistory
Research principies
Rural life
Society
South Asian culture
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian culture
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Summary:In the late 1960s, archaeological theory underwent a period of rapid and significant change. A group of scholars became known as progenitors of an approach termed New Archaeology. Some of these changes have been critized as lacking in substance, but it cannot be denied that much archaeological research and analysis performed during the 1970s and 1980s followed a new and more constructive agenda.
ISSN:0022-4634
1474-0680
DOI:10.1017/S002246340001047X