Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 14, Issue 2Department of Archaeology, 1997 - Archaeology |
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Page 74
... interpretation owes as much to the interests and prejudices of the interpreter as to the inherent properties of the data . Archaeological data , moreover , themselves depend on the observer and on his interests : in current hermeneutic ...
... interpretation owes as much to the interests and prejudices of the interpreter as to the inherent properties of the data . Archaeological data , moreover , themselves depend on the observer and on his interests : in current hermeneutic ...
Page 101
... interpretation . Here , however , the focus is on construction techniques , and the social contexts within which the buildings were used are largely ignored . In presenting decontextualised objects , the question of didactic interpretation ...
... interpretation . Here , however , the focus is on construction techniques , and the social contexts within which the buildings were used are largely ignored . In presenting decontextualised objects , the question of didactic interpretation ...
Page 153
... interpretations of these events are embedded . This is where the real issue lies . Our given accounts and our interpretation of the archaeological past rely on back - projections . We find it extremely difficult to appreciate the minds ...
... interpretations of these events are embedded . This is where the real issue lies . Our given accounts and our interpretation of the archaeological past rely on back - projections . We find it extremely difficult to appreciate the minds ...
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