Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell

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Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell is written by Adrian Praetzellis and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1315434350 (ISBN 10) and 9781315434353 (ISBN 13).

Adrian Praetzellis provides a brief, readable introduction to contemporary theoretical models used in archaeology for the undergraduate or beginning graduate student. He demystifies a dozen flavors of contemporary theory for the theory-phobic reader, providing a short history of each, its application in archaeology, and an example of its use in recent work. The book: teaches about different contemporary archaeological theories including postcolonialism, neoevolutionism, materiality, and queer theoy is written in accessible language with key examples for each theory includes illustrations and cartoons by the author provides questions at the end of each chapter to facilitate discussion.