Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volumes 8-9Department of Archaeology, 1989 - Archaeology |
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... explanation in itself . Dunnell ( 1982 ) argues that there exists among archaeologists a confusion between empirical generalisations and theoretical laws . The former are statements that require explanation , rather than explanations in ...
... explanation in itself . Dunnell ( 1982 ) argues that there exists among archaeologists a confusion between empirical generalisations and theoretical laws . The former are statements that require explanation , rather than explanations in ...
Page 118
... explanation of data is more clearly appreciated as tentative and faltering . The inferential space is opened up , but more clearly understood as inadequately filled . The pluralism of viable explanation is not understood entirely as an ...
... explanation of data is more clearly appreciated as tentative and faltering . The inferential space is opened up , but more clearly understood as inadequately filled . The pluralism of viable explanation is not understood entirely as an ...
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... explanation that we offer and enables us to develop more coherent accounts of social action than previously possible within the frameworks of explanation of the positivist / empiricist approaches ( such as New Archaeology in archaeology ) ...
... explanation that we offer and enables us to develop more coherent accounts of social action than previously possible within the frameworks of explanation of the positivist / empiricist approaches ( such as New Archaeology in archaeology ) ...
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