Arkeologisk naturvitenskap eller naturvitenskapelig arkeologi?

Abstract

Archaeological science or scientific archaeology? Modern archaeology depends heavily on other scientific disciplines. This “addiction” affects both archaeology and the supporting disciplines. Here I mainly examine the effects from cooperation between natural sciences and archaeology. The effects are of two types: On one side the cooperation enables archaeologists to see prehistoric man more clearly as part of the environment. On the other side it makes archaeologists habituated to the incessant influx of knowledge from other specialists. As the enrichment of prehistoric knowledge from natural science is obvious and extremely valuable I concentrate on the internal effects on archaeology. In what direction will this cooperative archaeology move in the decades to come?