Author Question: Processual archaeologists tend to believe that: a. Ethical neutrality is impossible. b. The ... (Read 57 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

Processual archaeologists tend to believe that:

a. Ethical neutrality is impossible.
b. The proper focus of study should be general laws of social change rather than historical specifics.
c. Since science is a cultural idea, culture has biased archaeologists' understanding of the past.
d. The proper focus of study should be historical specifics rather than general laws of social change.
e. Since science is not infallible, archaeology provides proof of people's beliefs and behavior in the past.

Question 2

The archaeological paradigm that rejects objectivity, the search for universal laws, and the systemic view of culture is:

a. Postmodernism.
b. Postprocessual archaeology.
c. Processual archaeology.
d. General systems theory.
e. High-level theory