Abstract
During a conversation between Professor Leo S. Klejn from St. Petersburg in Russia and the author some controversial issues were discussed. These include aspects of feminist and gender archaeology, the nature and function of archaeological theory, the separation of archaeology and prehistory as scholarly disciplines, and the relation between archaeology and contemporary society. The latter issue leads to the question of whether or not we as archaeologists ought to build ourselves an ivory tower.
Highlights
During a conversation between Professor Leo S
Petersburg in Russia and the author some controversial issues were discussed. These include aspects of feminist and gender archaeology, the nature and function of archaeological theory, the separation of archaeology and prehistory as scholarly disciplines, and the relation between archaeology and contemporary society. The latter issue leads to the question of whether or not we as archaeologists ought to build ourselves an ivory tower
What is theo&y, ? And what is its purpose?. These are the crucial questions in theoretical archaeology
Summary
During a conversation between Professor Leo S. Petersburg in Russia and the author some controversial issues were discussed These include aspects of feminist and gender archaeology, the nature and function of archaeological theory, the separation of archaeology and prehistory as scholarly disciplines, and the relation between archaeology and contemporary society. Let us not forget that from the time of Montelius the typological method was not changed, not developed, and even had lost its credit in archaeology and began to be used in inappropriate ways, without strict rules.
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