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Archaeology is a constantly changing subdisicpline within Anthropology. Recent years have seen the proliferation of theories and methodologies for reconstructing the past that includes the integration of processual and post-processual themes, what Michelle Hegmon (2003) has called “processual-plus”. This site provides reviews of some of these recent trends including the social context of archaeology and history of the discipline. Graduate students in the SMU Department of Anthropology Principles of Archaeology seminar have written these pages as part of their coursework starting in the fall of 2006. We hope you enjoy this site and find it useful. Links to the student projects are listed below their photographs to the left and alphabetically in the pull down menu. Additional information about this project may be found in the Project Description. Please check back with us occasionally to watch this site grow.

References Cited
Setting Theoretical Egos Aside: Issues and Theory in North American Archaeology by Michelle Hegmon
American Antiquity Vol. 68(2), pp. 213-243 (2003)

Inspiration for this project was derived from three excellent sources:
Indiana University Anthropology Department's Theory in Anthropology

Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Alabama. Anthropological Theories: A Guide Prepared by Students for Students

Theory.org.uk: Social Theory for Fans of Popular Culture: Popular Culture for Fans of Social Theory