Archaeology
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Archaeology

The Science of the Human Past

  1. 404 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 4 Dec |Learn more

Archaeology

The Science of the Human Past

About this book

Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past provides students with a thorough understanding of what archaeology is and how it operates and familiarizes them with fundamental archaeological concepts and methods.

This volume introduces the basic components of archaeology, including sites, artifacts, ecofacts, remote sensing, and excavation. It discusses how archaeologists obtain and classify information and how they analyze this information to formulate and test models of what happened in the past. Cultural resource management and the laws and regulations that deal with archaeology around the world are described. Archaeology is placed in the context of contemporary issues, from environmental problems to issues affecting Indigenous populations. The sixth edition has been updated and simplified to create a more streamlined volume to meet the needs of the students and teachers for whom it is designed, reflecting the latest developments in archaeological techniques and approaches.

Allowing students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past, Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past is an ideal introduction to archaeology.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780367627201
eBook ISBN
9781000351132

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Brief Contents
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. About the Author
  9. To the Instructor
  10. To the Student
  11. part I What is Archaeology?
  12. part II Obtaining Information About the Past
  13. part III Interpreting the Past
  14. part IV Public Archaeology
  15. Glossary
  16. References
  17. Index