Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1478-2294|15|1|34-36
ISSN： 1380-2038
Source： Archaeological Dialogues, Vol.15, Iss.1, 2008-06, pp. : 34-36
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Abstract
To start with, I would like to emphasize that I very much agree with most points of Kristian Kristiansen's analysis of the European state of archaeology. In my view he is totally right in observing a turn from the global perspective to a national and local focus, expressed not least by narrowing language capabilities and restricted citation networks, both convincingly described in his paper. Furthermore he is right, I think, that archaeology has lost importance in the academic field due to its general avoidance of the grand questions, while at the same time the reviving myths of origin and heritage have prompted an unseen public interest in archaeology on the local level.
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