Archaeology Essentials Theories, Methods and Practice

Name: Archaeology Essentials Theories, Methods and Practice
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ISBN: 9780500286371

ISBN-10: 050028637X

ISBN-13: 9780500286371

Edition: 2007

Authors: Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn

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An abridged version of the bestselling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it. This new volume has all the authority of Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn's groundbreaking guide to all aspects of archaeology, but it has been carefully rewritten to provide a readable and compact introduction to archaeology for those new to the field. No other book of this length can match its range of essential information and explanation. Long-established techniques are carefully explained as well as exciting new methods as the authors describe the ways in which archaeologists seek to explain and interpret the remote past of humankind. 200 illustrations.

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 3/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: The nature and aims of archaeology



The Searchers: The history of archaeology



What is Left?: The variety of the evidence



Where?: Survey and excavation of sites and features



When?: Dating methods and chronology



How Were Societies Organized?: Social archaeology



What Was the Environment? What Did They Eat?: Environment, subsistence, and diet



How Were Artifacts Made, Used, and Distributed?: Technology, trade, and exchange



What Did They Think? What Were They Like?: Cognitive archaeology and the archaeology of people



Why Did Things Change?: Explanation in archaeology



Whose Past?: Archaeology and the public


Glossary


Illustration Credits


Index