The final project is both cumulative and original research in its structure. You must provide clear and specific examples to support and explain your position. Please blend your theoretical position, insights, theory application, and class readings relating to real archaeological examples. The paper should include:
1. Choose a theoretical perspective discussed in class and class readings.
a. What is the theoretical perspective? (define it and go beyond the references and readings from class to explain it thoroughly). How does it address issues and impacts of power relations, defining culture and society, capitalism/globalization, issues of social identity (gender, class, ethnicity, race, and age)?
2. Pick one archaeologist that you feel represents this theoretical perspective.
a. What kind of archaeology theory do they adhere to?
b. Who do they draw from to structure and/or explain their theoretical perspective? (What theorists do they draw from in archaeology, but more importantly, outside of archeology in disciplines such as anthropology, history, sociology, economics, geography, etc. – such names may include Giddens, Bourdieu, Marx, Harvey, Geertz, Levi-Straus, etc…)
c. How do they use this theory in practice? (To do this, one must research the work of the chosen archaeologist. You must read as much of the scholar’s readings as possible. That might include writings from other archaeologists espousing or critiquing the archaeologist’s thinking).
d. In your opinion, how well does the archaeologist use theory to understand culture and society? (One must do research on those scholars framing the archaeological theory by reading the original works and describing them)
