Hi everybody
just read a great new book which I thought I better tell you all about!
It's Adrian Praetzellis (2000) Death by Theory. A tale of mystery and
archaeological theory. Altamira Press. 0-7425-0359-3 Pbk. costs $18 in USA
This book is both a good narrative and an introduction to archaeological
theory. It is *very* well written, *highly* competent and insightful (but
without any jargon), *beautifully* illustrated, and *extremely* funny. What
more do you want?
I wish there were more books like this that challenged the conventions of
archaeological writing and argument in such sophisticated ways.
Congratulations to Altamira Press for taking the risk that is necessarily
involved in printing such a book *and* selling it at such a good price.
These are the kind of publishers that actually move the discipline
forward...
Anybody else on the list who read this book and liked (or disliked) it?
Cornelius
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Cornelius Holtorf
University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/ch264/homepage.html
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