Debating Archaeological Empiricism

Charlotta Hillerdal is Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Hillerdal’s research focuses on theoretical archaeology, social identities and ethnic constructions. Her main research areas are Indigenous archaeology (esp. Yupik Alaska) and Viking Age Scandinavia and diaspora. Previous publications include: People in Between. Ethnicity and Material Culture – a New Approach to Deconstructed concepts Johannes Siapkas is Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, Sweden. Siapkas' research focuses on the epistemological foundations of Classical Studies, and modern appropriations of classical antiquity. Previous publications include: Heterological Ethnicity, Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity (co-authored).

• IntroductionJohannes Siapkas & Charlotta HillerdalWhy ‘The Death of Archaeological Theory’? Julian ThomasComment by Johannes SiapkasComment by Christopher WitmoreArchaeology and the Second Empiricism Christopher WitmoreComment by Frands HerschendComment by Michael FotiadisPublic Archaeological Challenges in the 2010s: Learning from Participatory Action in PracticeKatherine HauptmanComment by Charlotta HillerdalComment by Julian ThomasStudents First, Please!Michael FotiadisComment by Frands HerschendComment by Katherine Hauptman Archaeology is History or it’s HistoryFrands HerschendComment by Katherine HauptmanComment by Johannes SiapkasEmpirical Tensions in the Materialities of TimeCharlotta HillerdalComment by Julian ThomasComment by Michael FotiadisNeo-Empirical MixturesJohannes SiapkasComment by Christopher WitmoreComment by Charlotta HillerdalPostscriptGavin Lucas

“[Provides] a good glimpse of the future prospects of archaeology as a theoretically vibrant discipline and as a mature and responsible way of dialoguing with the material world. The much-needed and revitalized archaeological interest in its empirical basis is leading to far more sophisticated and self-conscious intellectual frameworks.” European Journal of Archaeology