Abstract

To begin to understand Foucault's archeology, it is first crucial to know that Foucault was not referring to archeology as an academic discipline or to any popular picture of an archeologist. Indeed, thinking of Foucault's archeology as having anything to do with digging in the earth for ancient artifacts is not useful at all. As Foucault (1972) says, The Archaeology of Knowledge “does not relate to geological excavation.” For the most part, these allusions will only get in the way of building an understanding of his archeological method.

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