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Of Strawmen, Herrings, and Frustrated Expectations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert McGhee
Robert McGhee*
Affiliation:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 rue Laurier, Gatineau QC, Kl A 0M8, Canada
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Abstract

The author argues that these critiques are based primarily on mistaken readings of his original article. He contends that Indigenous archaeology is a social project without a demonstrated intellectual foundation.

Resumen

Resumen

El autor mantiene que estas evaluacións están basadas en lecturas equivocadas del artículo original. Él afirma que la arqueología indígena es un proyecto social sin una fundación intelectual demostrada.

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American Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 239 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 2010

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