Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - Prehistoric archaeology in Central Europe: beyond diversity
AU  - Sosna D
AU  - Kolář J
AU  - Květina P
AU  - Trampota F
Y1  - 2013
VL  - 51
IS  - 2
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 123
EP  - 130
KW  - Archaeological theory
KW  - Artefact
KW  - Communication
KW  - Environment
KW  - History of archaeology
KW  - Reflexivity
N2  - 
N2  - This paper introduces a Special Issue of the journal Anthropologie based on the papers that were
presented at the conference Theory and Method in the Prehistoric Archaeology of Central Europe, which was held
in 2012 in Mikulov, Czech Republic. The papers cover a wide range of theoretical and methodological themes related
to prehistory of Central Europe. Themes covered in this issue include human-environmental interactions, significance
of artefacts, long-term processes, and reflexivity. Despite the diverse nature of the papers, there are two common
threads emerging in this Special Issue. The first one is the relationship between archaeology and other disciplines
and the second one is the tension between national archaeological traditions and internationalisation of
archaeological practise. We argue that Central Europe is well suited for the exchange of ideas related to
archaeological theory and methodology because of its geography and history. It is the space where various
archaeologies and archaeologists can meet, present their arguments, negotiate their theoretical positions, and
produce new knowledge.
ER  -