Archaeological theory topic?

Question

I need a topic for a 20 page archaeological theory paper. I can't think of anything.

Answer 1

How about the historical impact of processual archeology on archaeological theory?  It's a complex topic that could easily fill 20 pages.

Answer 2

research the egyptian, or aztec

Answer 3

That the Bible can be used as an aid to discovering past cities or artifacts.

This would work, since the Bible IS accurate.

I think you may find good reference from a magazine called Biblical Archaeological Review.

They have found, and do keep finding things that verify the accuracy of the Bible.

Answer 4

The BIG BANG!

Worms survive!

Answer 5

An interesting one may be to compare two theories such as Marxist vs. feminist archaeology - though those two may not be the best to compare to each other... I suppose the common comparison (and the one you could get really bogged down with) is processualism vs. post processualism.  This would require reading some pretty intense articles and books - not only will it be an interesting paper, but it will get you thinking about things - A LOT of things - differently.  But that would make a 20 page paper go by very quickly.

Answer 6

I took a course in Island Archaeology and found everything incredibly interesting.  You could write about the different navigational systems they used going from island to island as well as write a pretty in depth paper on the ecological disaster humans introduced to new islands (rats, pigs, dogs, snakes--making several flora and fauna species extinct).  Check out Fitzpatrick's book "Island Archaeology" for a great start.  Once you get the key words it would take no time getting wonderful articles off anthrosource and other academic search engines