Archaeology
About this book
The seventh edition of ARCHAEOLOGY reflects the most recent research and changes in the field, while making core concepts easy to understand through an engaging writing style, personalized examples, and high-interest topics. This text pairs two of archaeology's most recognized names, Robert L. Kelly and David Hurst Thomas, who together have over 75 years of experience leading excavations.
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Key takeaways
Explain the historical development and scientific principles of archaeological inquiry, and apply various field methods for surveying, excavating, and establishing chronologies for archaeological sites.
Analyze archaeological evidence through middle-range theory, including taphonomy, experimental archaeology, and bioarchaeology, to reconstruct past human lifeways, social structures, and symbolic systems.
Evaluate the significance of archaeological findings in understanding major transitions in world prehistory and historical contexts, and assess the ethical and legal frameworks governing cultural resource management and heritage preservation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Statement
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Feature Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Ch 1: Meet Some Real Archaeologists
- Ch 2: The Structure of Archaeological Inquiry
- Ch 3: Doing Fieldwork: Surveying for Archaeological Sites
- Ch 4: Doing Fieldwork: Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes
- Ch 5: Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes
- Ch 6: Chronology Building: How to Get a Date
- Ch 7: The Dimensions of Archaeology: Time, Space, and Form
- Ch 8: Taphonomy, Experimental Archaeology, and Ethnoarchaeology
- Ch 9: People, Plants, and Animals in the Past
- Ch 10: Bioarchaeological Approaches to the Past
- Ch 11: Reconstructing Social and Political Systems of the Past
- Ch 12: The Archaeology of the Mind
- Ch 13: Understanding Key Transitions in World Prehistory
- Ch 14: Historical Archaeology: Insights on American History
- Ch 15: Caring for Our Cultural Heritage
- Ch 16: Archaeology’s Future
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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