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SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN
ARCHAEOLOGY
Social Transformations in Archaeology explores the relevance of archaeology to the
study of long-term change and to the understanding of our contemporary world. It re-
evaluates the premises and epistemologies which underlie the study of archaeology and
looks at the ways discoveries about the past have a direct bearing on contemporary
beliefs and actions. This collection brings together both new and previously published
papers by Kristian Kristiansen and Michael Rowlands, which clearly illustrate the
contribution archaeological analysis can make to our understanding of long-term change
at a global level.
The papers in this survey are divided into three sections. They deal in turn with:
broader theoretical issues; centre-periphery relations in a wide range of contexts; and
finally focus in on an archaeological examination of colonialism, with case studies from
historical Africa and the Mediterranean in the first millennium BC.
Social Transformations in Archaeology is essential reading for archaeologists and
anthropologists. It will also be of great interest for all those working in related disciplines
who are concerned with long-term change and development.
Kristian Kristiansen is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Gothenburg,
Sweden and was previously Director of the Danish Archaeological Heritage
Administration in the Ministry of the Environment. He has written widely on theoretical
archaeology and the archaeology of northern Europe. Michael Rowlands is Professor of
Anthropology at University College London. He is a leading figure in the development of
theoretical archaeology.
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MATERIAL CULTURES
Interdisciplinary studies in the material construction of social worlds
Series Editors
Michael Rowlands, Dept of Anthropology, University College London
Christopher Tilley, Institute of Archaeology, Unive