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Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory, Revised Edition by Adrian Praetzellis
sandyd's review against another edition
3.0
Well, the mystery isn't too gripping, but the archaeological theory is presented in an interesting way. If I were teaching an undergrad archaeology course I might assign this book as a relatively painless way for students to understand some of the history and development of modern theoretical approaches in archaeology.
The illustrations (also done by the author) are particularly good. I really wish the mystery & story were better, so this book had more mainstream appeal, because Praetzellis really does a great job of explaining the rest. As it is, you probably won't enjoy this unless you have a real interest in modern anthropological archaeology.
The illustrations (also done by the author) are particularly good. I really wish the mystery & story were better, so this book had more mainstream appeal, because Praetzellis really does a great job of explaining the rest. As it is, you probably won't enjoy this unless you have a real interest in modern anthropological archaeology.
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