Archaeology as a social science

Archaeology as a social science.

Because of advances in methods and theory, archaeology now addresses issues central to debates in the social sciences in a far more sophisticated manner than ever before. Coupled with methodological innovations, multiscalar archaeological studies around the world have produced a wealth of new data that provide a unique perspective on long-term changes in human societies, as they document variat...

Osteo-archaeology as a medico-historical auxiliary science.

Nourishing archaeology and science.

Archaeology is an interdisciplinary science par excellence. In its quest to reconstruct human behavior in the natural and cultural environment of the past, archaeology uses knowledge and techniques from many different academic disciplines. Indeed, there are very few sciences that have no relevance to archaeology. The concept of “holistic archaeology” was specifically defined as an inclusive app...

Experimental Archaeology of Computer Science

The technologies of the first computers are very far from us. While not much time passed, reconstructing and properly understanding how an old computer works is a hard task. Few blueprints and technical manuals survived, and these documents are frequently fragmentary. Though the researchers that built and used those computers are often still alive and willing to help, they cannot recall detaile...

Demography as social science and policy science