Archaeology, process and time: beyond history versus memory

@article{Harris2021ArchaeologyPA,
  title={Archaeology, process and time: beyond history versus memory},
  author={Oliver J.T. Harris},
  journal={World Archaeology},
  year={2021}
}
  • O. Harris
  • Published 23 August 2021
  • Sociology
  • World Archaeology
In this paper I seek to explore how a particular aspect of process philosophy can offer us new ways of thinking through time in archaeology. In contrast to current archaeological debates, which cou... 
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