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History and Sociology of Science
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Abstract
The relationship between archaeology and other sciences has only recently become a research topic for sociologists and historians of science. From the 1950s to the present day, different approaches have been taken and the aims of research studies have changed considerably. Besides methodological tex... view more
The relationship between archaeology and other sciences has only recently become a research topic for sociologists and historians of science. From the 1950s to the present day, different approaches have been taken and the aims of research studies have changed considerably. Besides methodological textbooks, which aim at advancing archaeological knowledge, historians of archaeology have tackled this question by exploring the development of archaeology as a scientific discipline. More recently, collaborations between archaeologists and other scientists have been examined as a general phenomenon regarding transfers of knowledge and power relationships between specialists, organizations, and scientific tools, where archaeology is considered as a scientific practice. Adopting a sociohistorical perspective, this entry examines the specificity of aims, facts, and procedures shared by archaeologists and other scientists regarding the crucial question of measuring time and computations.... view less
Keywords
history of science; sociology of science; archaeology; scientific discipline; historiography; reflexivity; interdisciplinarity
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
General History
Free Keywords
archives; controversy; historiography; history; history of archaeology; social history of science; social studies of science
Collection Title
The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences
Editor
López Varela, Sandra L.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
City
Oxford
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0535
ISBN
978-0-470-67461-1
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0