Evaluation Of Competing Theories About The Past

A N TH 1 1 60G . W orld A rc h aeolo gyE m plo y c rit ic a l th in kin g s kills in th e e va lu atio n o f c o m pe tin g th eorie s a bout th e p astC rit ic a l th in kin g is a n e sse ntia l s kill th at is n ece ssa ry fo r th e e va lu atio n o f c o m pe tin g th eorie sa bout th e p ast. It in vo lv e s th e a bilit y to a naly ze a nd e va lu ate a rg u m en ts , to id entif y a nd a sse sse vid ence , a nd to d ra w lo gic a l c o nclu sio n s b ase d o n th at e vid ence . W hen e va lu atin g c o m petin gt h eorie s a bout th e p ast, it is im porta nt to c o nsid er