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1、Meskell/CompaniontoSocialArchaeologyFinalProof11.6.200411:20pmpage1PARTIMeskell/CompaniontoSocialArchaeologyFinalProof11.6.200411:20pmpage2Meskell/CompaniontoSocialArchaeologyFinalProof11.6.200411:20pmpage3KnowledgesRobertW.PreucelandLynnMeskellArchaeologyhasbeendefinedasthedisc
2、iplinethatuniquelyprovidesaworldhistoryextendinghumanitybackintoprerecordedtime.Itgivesprimaryevidenceforthethreeritesofpassageinthehumancareer,namelytheemergenceofanatomicallymodernhumans,theoriginsofagriculture/firstsettledvillages,andtheriseofcivilizations.Theresultingnarrati
3、veisalinearandprocessualstoryoftechnologicalprogressandculturalevolution.Archaeologyhasalsobeendescribedasthedisciplinethatrevealsthedetailsofpasthumanexistence,includinghowpeoplemadetheirliving,howtheyorganizedthemselvesintosocialgroups,howtheyworshipedtheirgods,howtheymournedt
4、heirdead.Inthiscase,theresultingaccountisadescriptionofanindividuals,familysorgroupslivedexperienceataparticularpointintime.Thereis,therefore,forarchae-ology,evenmoresothanforhistory,anaturaltensionbetweentheindividualandsociety,agencyandstructure,eventandprocessthatmustbemediat
5、edbysocialtheoryasitarticulateswiththespecialcharacteristicsofthearchaeologicalrecord.Andyetthereisanotheraspectofarchaeologywhichwemightcallsocialarchae-ologythathasalwaysbeenpresentalongsidetheinvestigationofevolutionaryques-tionsandthestudyofpastlives.Socialarchaeologyreferst
6、othewaysinwhichweexpressourselvesthroughthethingsthatwemakeanduse,collectanddiscard,valueortakeforgranted,andseektoberememberedby(Hall2001).Itislinkedtohowweconceptualizetherelationshipsbetweenourselvesandothers,societyandhistoryinbothpastandpresentcontexts.Itinvolvesanappreciat
7、ionofthemultipleentailmentsofourverybeing-in-the-world.Thisperspectiveisimplicitintheorganizationsandinstitutionswehavecreatedtopreservethepast,institutionssuchasEnglishHeritage,UNESCO,CulturalResourceManagement,theLouvre,andWorldHeritagemonu-ments.Itisimplicatedinnationalismand
8、globalizationbecauseeveryformofpoliticaleconomy
