Systems in Archaeology
A Comment on Salmon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2569117 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John W G Lowe, John Wharton Lowe (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Robert J Barth (0000-0002-7764-9882, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 568-575 |
| Publication date | 1980-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/279875 |
| OpenAlex | W2313797994 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Salmon (1978) has discussed the role of systems theory and systems explanation in archaeology. Her article raises several salient points, such as the difficulties inherent in depending upon general systems theory to solve all archaeological problems. We would argue, however, that her conclusion, to wit, that general systems theory and mathematical systems theory are of no relevance to archaeologists, is overdrawn and that systems explanations offer archaeologists a valuable means of examining complex cultural phenomena
Archaeology · Epistemology · Political science · Relevance (law) · Salient · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Language and cultural evolution · Law · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |