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What is low-level theory?
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Observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field and lab work
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What is middle-level theory?
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Hypotheses that link archaeological observations with the human or natural processes that produced them
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Which theory (low-, middle-, or high-level) makes the transition from the archaeologically observable to the invisible?
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Middle-level theory
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What is high-level theory?
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Theories that seek to answer large "why" questions
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What are the two basic paradigms in modern archaeology?
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Processual and postprocessual
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Which paradigm views culture from a systemic perspective?
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Processual
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Which paradigm attempts to remain ethically neutral and explicitly nonpolitical?
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Processual
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Which paradigm sees knowledge as historically-situated?
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Postprocessual
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Which paradigm focuses on the ideas, symbols, and mental processes behind human behavior?
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Postprocessual
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Which paradigm rejects the search for universal laws?
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Postprocessual
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What is the compromise between processual and postprocessual paradigms?
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Processual-plus
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