What is low-level theory? |
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Observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field and lab work |
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What is middle-level theory? |
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Hypotheses that link archaeological observations with the human or natural processes that produced them |
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Which theory (low-, middle-, or high-level) makes the transition from the archaeologically observable to the invisible? |
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Middle-level theory |
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What is high-level theory? |
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Theories that seek to answer large "why" questions |
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What are the two basic paradigms in modern archaeology? |
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Processual and postprocessual |
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Which paradigm views culture from a systemic perspective? |
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Processual |
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Which paradigm attempts to remain ethically neutral and explicitly nonpolitical? |
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Processual |
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Which paradigm sees knowledge as historically-situated? |
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Postprocessual |
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Which paradigm focuses on the ideas, symbols, and mental processes behind human behavior? |
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Postprocessual |
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Which paradigm rejects the search for universal laws? |
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Postprocessual |
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What is the compromise between processual and postprocessual paradigms? |
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Processual-plus |
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