I thought it was excellent. It actually dared to be funny and accessible. There are some gaps in the plot... Adrian tells me they were intentional! Matthew Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: Cornelius Holtorf <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 2:47 PM Subject: Death by Theory > 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 > > ----- > Cornelius Holtorf > University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology > http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/ch264/homepage.html >