Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Throughout the years there have been complaints that theory is written in a very complicated manner, relying on obscure terms and metaphors, leading the more practical archaeologists to the perception that theorists are privileged and pretentious. There is some truth to these complaints – archaeological theory could indeed be considerably simpler and more accessible. The aim of this paper is to explain what factors have influenced theorists to write in a complicated and impenetrable manner, pointing out how the social, economic, and cultural context of the twentieth century have influenced theory and its production.
Author: Artur Ribeiro
Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
OpenAlex ID: W4417507553
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