Archaeology Original Readings in Method and Practice

Name: Archaeology Original Readings in Method and Practice
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ISBN: 9780130939784

ISBN-10: 0130939781

ISBN-13: 9780130939784

Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter N. Peregrine, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember

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Written by some of the top archaeologists in the country, this collection of 25 articles covers the entire range of archaeological methods as well as issues and controversies in contemporary archaeology. Illustrates through case studies how archaeologists put methods into practice to solve problems. Explores how ideas were formed and research conducted along with the people behind the process of archaeological discovery. Focuses on how archaeologists find and recover data from archaeological sites and materials, with examples from the contributors' own research. Examines issues and controversies in contemporary archaeology, discussing different theories, opinions, and evidence on various…

Book details

List price: $91.60
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/30/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 422
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Archaeological Methods



The Discovery of Archaeological Sites




Dating Archaeological Materials




The Conservation of Archaeological Materials




Lithic Analysis: Chipped Stone Tools and Waste Flakes in Archaeology




Learning about the Past through Archaeological Ceramics: An Example from Vijayanagara, India




The Analysis of Archaeological Plant Remains




The Study of Human Subsistence Behavior Using Faunal Evidence from Archaeological Sites




Bare Bones Anthropology: The Bioarchaeology of Human Remains




Dental Deductions: Why and How Anthropologists Study Teeth




Issues and Controversies in Contemporary Archaeology



Were Our Ancestors Hunters or Scavengers?




When and How Did Humans Populate the New World?




Were Early Agriculturalists Less Healthy Than Food-Collectors?




Maya Hieroglyphs: History or Propaganda?




Gender and Archaeology




Prehistoric Social Evolution




Ethics in Archaeology




Archaeological Case Studies



Cloth Production and Gender Relations in the Inka Empire




Investigating Craft Specialization during the Longshan Period of China




Reading the Land: The Archaeology of Settlement and Land Use




Archaeological Survey in the Mixtec Sierra




Exploring Aztalan and Its Role in Mississippian Societies




Ancestor Veneration in Lowland Maya Society: A Case Study from K'axob, Belize




De-Mystifying the Past: The Great Zimbabwe, King Solomon's Mines, and Other Tales of Old Africa




Archaeologists at Work



Archaeologist at Work




Origins of Social Inequality