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Trying to Do What We Are Told: Dominated Thinking in Archaeology
Trying to Do What We Are Told: Dominated Thinking in Archaeology

Author(s): Gheorghe Alexandru Niculescu
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS)
Keywords: Romania; authority; master-apprentice teaching; epistemic vices; state; Occidentalism

Summary/Abstract: The development of archaeological thinking in Romania is hindered by a widespread deference to authorities, institutional or personal, which makes submission and conformity more important than taking the necessary risks posed by the confrontation with the spectrum of theories and methods that can be used for understanding material culture.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 14/1
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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