Negotiated Positivism

The disregarded epistemology of Arne Furumark

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ID19548989
AuthorsJohannes Siapkas (0000-0002-1547-7691, Uppsala University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Issue22
Pages1-21
Publication date2023-02-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2001-1199 • E-ISSN: 2001-1199
PublisherUppsala University (PUBLISHER • SW)
DOI10.33063/jaah.vi22.80
OpenAlexW3100002397
LanguageEN
References cited12

Archaeological theory during the twentieth century is often presented according to a tri-partite scheme. This article serves to put this model into question through the explication of the epistemology of the Swedish classical archaeologist Arne Furumark. He introduced a heuristic model for ceramic studies in 1941 that bears the hallmarks of logical positivism. This early appropriation of analytical philosophy in classical archaeology does not resonate with the above-mentioned model of archaeological theory. However, Furumark did not adopt the agenda of processual archaeology wholeheartedly as the greater part of his research was founded on a culture historical framework. Furumark’s epistemology was negotiated between two archaeological paradigms, or two branches of positivism

Appropriation · Archaeology · Epistemology · Explication · Heuristic · Positivism · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Philosophy

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