Explorations in Archaeology and Philosophy

1. The Twain Shall Meet: Themes at the Intersection of Archaeology and Philosophy (Anton Killin & Sean Allen-Hermanson).- Part I. Theory and Inference. 2. "I'm Not Saying It Was Aliens": An Archaeological and Philosophical Analysis of a Conspiracy Theorym (Derek D. Turner & Michelle I. Turner).- 3. Mortar and Pestle or Cooking Vessel? When Archaeology Makes Progress Through Failed Analogies (Rune Nyrup).- 4. Scaffolding and Concept-Metaphors: Building Archaeological Knowledge in Practice (Bruce Routledge).- 5. Human Curiosity Then and Now: The Anthropology, Archaeology, and Psychology of Patent Protections (Armin W. Schulz).- 6. Music Archaeology, Signaling Theory, Social Differentiation (Anton Killin).- 7. The Archaeology and Philosophy of Health: Navigating the New Normal Problem (Carl Brusse).- Part II. Language and Cognition. 8. Embodied and Extended Numerical Cognition (Marilynn Johnson & Caleb Everett).- 9. Late Pleistocene Dual Process Minds (Murray Clarke).- 10. Theory of Mind, System-2 Thinking, and the Origins of Language (Ronald J. Planer).- Part III. Normativity and Normative Issues. 11. The Acheulean Origins of Normativity (Ceri Shipton, Mark Nielsen & Fabio Di Vincenzo).- 12. Social Archaeology as the Study of Ethical Life: Agency, Intentionality, and Responsibility (Artur Ribeiro).- 13. Are Archaeological Parks the New Amusement Parks? UNESCO World Heritage Status and Tourism (Elizabeth Scarbrough).