Nan Rothschild, reviewing Buchli and Lucas' 'Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past' in American Anthropologist (2003), observed how the field can be 'frustratingly shy of its goals'.
DH
On 5 Oct 2010, at 16:37, John Schofield wrote:
Do you mean '... for archaeologists to study the contemporary past?'
Just checking.
J
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Subject: [CHA] Is the contemporary past crap?
Scepticism has often been expressed, at least verbally, as to whether
it is legitimate to study the contemporary past. But has anyone actually
said so in print?
P
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