Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The philosophy of archaeology seeks to investigate the foundations, methods and implications of the discipline of archaeology in order to further understanding of the human past and present.Central questions include what is archaeology? What is the theoretical basis of archaeology? How should archaeology conceive of time? Why, and for who, is archaeology practiced. These are just some examples of the epistemological, ethical and theoretical concerns at the heart of the practice of archaeology.In addition to these general questions, the philosophy of archaeology is also concerned with fieldwork methodology, integration of theory and collaboration with other disciplines, theories of measurement and data representation.There is currently no consensus on the nature of the problems in the philosophy of archaeology, or indeed in some cases, whether a philosophy of archaeology should, or even can, exist. As such, the discipline is in its infancy, with even its existence or relevance disputed by some archaeologists. But it is generally recognised that an awareness of the theoretical aspects of the subject is important for designing research, controlling inference and interpretation and in classification."@en }
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- Philosophy_of_archaeology abstract "The philosophy of archaeology seeks to investigate the foundations, methods and implications of the discipline of archaeology in order to further understanding of the human past and present.Central questions include what is archaeology? What is the theoretical basis of archaeology? How should archaeology conceive of time? Why, and for who, is archaeology practiced. These are just some examples of the epistemological, ethical and theoretical concerns at the heart of the practice of archaeology.In addition to these general questions, the philosophy of archaeology is also concerned with fieldwork methodology, integration of theory and collaboration with other disciplines, theories of measurement and data representation.There is currently no consensus on the nature of the problems in the philosophy of archaeology, or indeed in some cases, whether a philosophy of archaeology should, or even can, exist. As such, the discipline is in its infancy, with even its existence or relevance disputed by some archaeologists. But it is generally recognised that an awareness of the theoretical aspects of the subject is important for designing research, controlling inference and interpretation and in classification.".