Towards Reflexive Method in Archaeology : The

In the early 1990s the University of Cambridge reopened excavations at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in central Turkey, abandoned since the 1960s. In this volume, Ian Hodder explains his vision of archaeological excavation, where careful examination of context and an awareness of human bias allows researches exciting new insights into prehistoric cognition. The aim of the volume is to discuss some of the reflexive or postprocessual methods that have been introduced at the site in the work there since 1993. These methods involve reflexivity, interactivity, multivocality and contextuality or relationality.

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Introduction
Developing a Reflexive Method in Archaeology	p. 3
The Excavation Process at Catalhoyuk	p. 19
Integrating Archaeological Science	p. 37
Catalhoyuk and the Archaeological 'Object'	p. 51
Trashing Rubbish	p. 57
The Conservation of an Excavated Past	p. 71
The Conceptual Archive and the Challenge of Gender	p. 95
Where is Catalhoyuk? Multiple Sites in the Construction of an Archaeological Site	p. 101
Different Excavation Styles Create Different Windows into Catalhoyuk	p. 111
Faultlines: the Construction of Archaeological Knowledge at Catalhoyuk	p. 119
Rendering Realities	p. 129
Image and Interpretation: the Tyranny of Representation?	p. 143
Refleshing the Past	p. 153
Villagers and the Distant Past: Three Seasons' Work at Kucukkoy, Catalhoyuk	p. 167
Ethnoarchaeology: Studies in Local Villages Aimed at Understanding Aspects of the Neolithic Site	p. 177
Presenting Catalhoyuk	p. 193
Multiple Catalhoyuks on the World Wide Web	p. 207
Virtual Spaces, Atomic Pig-bones and Miscellaneous Goddesses	p. 219
Video-recording as Part of the Critical Archaeological Process	p. 229
Visualizing and Vocalizing Archaeological Archival Record: Narrative vs Image	p. 235
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Towards Reflexive Method in Archaeology : The Example at Catalhoyok

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