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Critically Reading The Theory And Methods Of Archaeology Stands Out As The Most Thorough And Practical Guide To The Essential Critical Reading And Writing Skills That All Students, Instructors, And Practitioners Should Have. It Provides Priceless Insight For The Here And Now Of The Theory And Methods Of Archaeology Classes And For A Lifetime Of Reading, Learning, Teaching, And Writing. Chapters Focus On Rigorous Reasoning Skills, Types Of Argument, The Main Research Orientations In Archaeology, The Basic Procedural Framework That Underlies All Schools Of Archaeology, And Issues In Archaeology Raised By Skeptical Postmodernists. What Kind Of Archaeology Is It? -- What Kind Of Investigation Is It? -- What Are The Issue And The Claim? -- What Is The Argument? -- What Are The Assumptions? -- Is The Writing Clear? -- Are (deceptive) Rhetorical Devices Used? -- Is There A Fallacy In The Reasoning? -- Are There Skeptical Postmodern Themes In The Argument? -- Are Facts Clearly Distinguished From Opinions And Other Claims? -- How Are The Observations Summarized? -- Is There An Inductive Argument? -- Is There A Population Estimate From A Sample? -- Is There A Theory In My Reading? -- Which Research Program Is My Reading An Example Of? -- Is An Explanation Offered? -- Is There A Causal Argument? -- Are Deductively Valid Conclusions Drawn? -- Are Concepts Given Archaeological Interpretations? -- Are The Conclusions Reasonable? Guy Gibbon. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 229-235) And Index. CONTENTS 6 Introduction 10 PART I. FOUNDATIONS 14 Chapter 1. What Kind of Archaeology Is It? 16 Chapter 2. What Kind of Investigation Is It? 26 Chapter 3. What Are the Issue and the Claim? 36 Chapter 4. What Is the Argument? 44 Chapter 5. What Are the Assumptions? 54 Chapter 6. Is the Writing Clear? 64 Chapter 7. Are (Deceptive) Rhetorical Devices Used? 76 Chapter 8. Is There a Fallacy in the Reasoning? 84 Chapter 9. Are There Skeptical Postmodern Themes in the Argument? 94 PART II. FROM OBSERVATIONS TO POPULATION ESTIMATES 104 Chapter 10. Are Facts Clearly Distinguished from Opinions and Other Claims? 106 Chapter 11. How Are the Observations Summarized? 116 Chapter 12. Is There an Inductive Argument? 128 Chapter 13. Is There a Population Estimate from a Sample? 138 PART III. INTERPRETING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD 148 Chapter 14. Is There a Theory in My Reading? 150 Chapter 15. Which Research Program Is My Reading an Example Of? 160 Chapter 16. Is an Explanation Offered? 170 Chapter 17. Is There a Causal Argument? 180 PART IV. EVALUATING INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD 190 Chapter 18. Are Deductively Valid Conclusions Drawn? 192 Chapter 19. Are Concepts Given Archaeological Interpretations? 202 Chapter 20. Are the Conclusions Reasonable? 212 Coda: Is Critical Reading Worth the Effort? 222 Notes 224 Bibliography 238 Index 246 About the Author 254 All archaeology students, instructors, and practitioners need this book to learn how to critically read and think about theory and methods or to improve their writing. Every archaeology student needs this book to learn how to critically read and think about theory and methods