ABSTRACT

Social Transformations in Archaeology explores the relevance of archaeology to the study of long-term change and to the understanding of our contemporary world. The articles are divided into:
* broader theoretical issues
* post-colonial issues in a wide range of contexts
* archaeological examination of colonialism with case studies from the Mediterranean in the first millenium BC and historical Africa.

chapter |25 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|9 pages

MATERIALISM AND MULTILINEAR EVOLUTION

chapter 5|39 pages

FROM STONE TO BRONZE

chapter 8|22 pages

CENTRE AND PERIPHERY

chapter 12|6 pages

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF COLONIALISM