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The Sociality of Archaeology
The theme of the Australian Archaeological Association Conference (AAA 2011) touches on the various elements of our discipline that construct archaeology as a cultural and social undertaking in both its theory and practice. The conference will address issues such as the contemporary politics of archaeology, the place of indigenous perspectives in archaeological interpretation, the role of the public and the media in archaeology (and vice versa), how our theoretical perspectives have changed with our shifting understanding of science, technology and culture, and how our own global positioning within the discipline has affected the culture of archaeology and the archaeology of culture.
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