Paradigms, Systematics, and Archaeology

The ways archaeologists view the past--their paradigms--directly influence their interpretations of the archaeological record. Paradigm change need not be irrational or undirected; such change can best be accomplished by focusing attention on the various ways that dynamic cultural processes can be linked with the static archaeological record.

# Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies # Social Sciences # Language and cultural evolution # Archaeological and Geological Studies # Arts and Humanities

Lewis R. Binford, Jeremy A. Sabloff (1982). "Paradigms, Systematics, and Archaeology". Journal of Anthropological Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/jar.38.2.3629594