Post-Processual Archaeology

Post-Processual Archaeology is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2021). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

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जोड्या लावा : Match the pairs :

(a)इयान हॉंडर (Ian Hodder) - (i) कार्यकारणभाव (Relationship between Cause and Effects)

(b)लुईस बिनफर्ड (Lewis Binford) - (ii) संदर्भप्रणीत पुरातत्त्व (Contextual Archaeology)

(c)डेव्हिड क्लार्क (David Clarke) - (iii) आंतरविद्याशाखीय पुरावे (Interdisciplinary evidences)

(d)नवपुरातत्त्व (New Archaeology) - (iv) विज्ञानाच्या तत्त्वज्ञानाची पद्धत (Method of Scientific Philosophy)

1)(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)✓ Correct

2)(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

3)(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

4)(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Ian Hodder is associated with Contextual Archaeology (ii), Lewis Binford with New Archaeology/Scientific Philosophy (iv), David Clarke with Interdisciplinary evidences (iii), and Cause and Effect relations tie into processual approaches (i).

एकविसाव्या शतकातील पुरातत्त्व खूप वेगळे असेल कारण : Archaeology in the twenty-first century will be very different because :

1)संदर्भप्रणीत पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र नाकारले गेले आहे. / Contextual Archaeology has been refuted.

2)कार्यकारणभाव हा पुरातत्त्वात महत्त्वाचा मानला जात आहे. / Cause and Effect relationship has gained great importance in Archaeology.

3)आर्यांचे आक्रमण झाल्याचा भौतिक पुरावाच उपलब्ध नाही. / Material evidence of Aryan invasion is not available.

4)प्राचीन मानवाच्या आर्थिक, सामाजिक परिस्थितीसोबतच मनोव्यापारांचाही अभ्यास आता सुरू झाला आहे. / The mentalities of ancient humans are also being studied along with their social and economic conditions.✓ Correct

Modern archaeology goes beyond mere material relics to reconstruct the cognitive, social, and economic lives of ancient humans, marking a shift towards processual and cognitive archaeology.

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