Comment: Interdisciplinarity? A definite maybe
The problems of undertaking interdisciplinary research, particularly in the fields of history and archaeology are considered. A series of five issues are identified which make it difficult to integrate studies from these two areas: knowledge mismatch, a mismatch of chronologies, an inability to match types of information, problems of the scale of study and issues around the maturity of the disciplines. Each discipline tends to enforce the particularities of its own vision, training students to its perspective and perpetuating the differences. Interdisciplinary is not, however, a doomed pursuit, and is likely to be most successful when there are clear and immediate benefits for all the parties.
1970 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 6-7
2019 ◽
Vol 47
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pp. 1247-1257
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2020 ◽
Vol 29
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pp. 2049-2067