If you intend to complete the extra credit assignment, your Librarian, Haley Benjamins (haley.benjamins@edmonds.edu) is here to help! Reach out with questions or to set up a one-on-one virtual research consultation.
In addition to Chapter 6 of your book, this ebook has information about Archaeological Theories that you can choose from
Theories from the assignment page:
New Archaeology,
Processualism,
Post-processualism,
Modernism,
Postmodernism,
Interpretive archaeology,
Geophysics,
Aerial prospection, and
Excavation.
Once you have a theory or two you would like to explore, you can search for scholarly articles that employ your theory.
1. Search a Library Database for a scholarly article
TIP: Check the Full Text and Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) boxes to make sure you get an article that will work for this assignment
2. Search Google Scholar for an open access journal article
TIP: Not all results will be full-text, but you can get lucky! Look for PDFs linked on the right of the search results
3. Get help deciphering your article
TIP: Journal articles are written by scholars, for scholars. They use difficult, subject-specific language and may need to be read multiple times, using outside tools, to be understood. Don't give up, ask for help, and utilize some of the resources below: