12th February 2007, 09:17 PM
I think that's quite an accurate assessment. The foundation of the current data-led archaeology and the scientific mindset was processualism, and that aspect hasn't (and never has) changed although perhaps we are more critically aware of the limitations of posivitism.
How about this as a suggestion. Post-processualism was never a fully fledged paradigm, but instead provided an anti-thesis to the extremism of the Binford scientific style. Was/is post-processualism limited to non-commercial 'applications'. I doubt it but what's the consensus?
How about this as a suggestion. Post-processualism was never a fully fledged paradigm, but instead provided an anti-thesis to the extremism of the Binford scientific style. Was/is post-processualism limited to non-commercial 'applications'. I doubt it but what's the consensus?