Death by Theory

Adrian Praetzellis is professor of anthropology and director of the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 Introduction to the New EditionChapter 3 Chapter 1. "A" is for Archaeology, in which Dr. Green and Mr. Doyle Are EnlistedChapter 4 Chapter 2. "A" is (also) for Artifact, in which We Learn That Sometimes a Rock Is Just a RockChapter 5 Chapter 3. "B" is for Binford, in which We Learn What's New about ArchaeologyChapter 6 Chapter 4. "C" is for Culture Process & "E" is for Ethnoarchaeology, in which We Learn How the New Archeology Grew OldChapter 7 Chapter 5. "D" is for Diffusion, in which Dr. Green Goes from Diffusion to ConfusionChapter 8 Chapter 6. "M" is for Materialism, in which We Look into the Mind of a CannibalChapter 9 Chapter 7. "G" is for Gender, in which Controversy Is En-GenderedChapter 10 Chapter 8. "M" is for Marx (Karl, That Is), in which Mr. Doyle's Ancestors Are OutedChapter 11 Chapter 9. "A" is for Agency & "N" is for Neoevolutionism, in which the Crew Adapts to their EnvironmentChapter 12 Chapter 10. "P" is for Postmodern, in which a Postmodern Kind of Truth Is ToldChapter 13 Epilogue: In Which Everyone Gets Just What They GetChapter 14 For Further ReadingChapter 15 Talking PointsChapter 16 GlossaryChapter 17 IndexChapter 18 About the Author/Illustrator

The author's droll humor helps incorporate theory within many other aspects of archaeology—CRM, field methods, the public, even issues of professionalism. Having taught archaeological theory for many years, I appreciate the revised edition, which is nicely updated to include more illustrations, concepts such as 'agency,' and new references and websites.