[PDF] Introducing Archaeology Third Edition eBook

Author : Robert J. Muckle
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 27,46 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 1487524455

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Situating archaeology in academic, social, and political contexts, the third edition emphasizes the ethics and the scholarship of women and includes considerable focus on the archaeology of recent and contemporary times.

Author : Robert J. Muckle
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1442607858

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The second edition highlights recent developments in the field and includes a new chapter on archaeology beyond mainstream academia. It also integrates more examples from popular culture, including mummies, tattoos, pirates, and global warming.

Author : Matthew Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1444360418

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Archaeological Theory, 2nd Edition is the most current and comprehensive introduction to the field available. Thoroughly revised and updated, this engaging text offers students an ideal entry point to the major concepts and ongoing debates in archaeological research. New edition of a popular introductory text that explores the increasing diversity of approaches to archaeological theory Features more extended coverage of 'traditional' or culture-historical archaeology Examines theory across the English-speaking world and beyond Offers greatly expanded coverage of evolutionary theory, divided into sociocultural and Darwinist approaches Includes an expanded glossary, bibliography, and useful suggestions for further readings

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521528849

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Author : Charles E. Orser, Jr.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317297075

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This book provides a short, readable introduction to historical archaeology, which focuses on modern history in all its fascinating regional, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Accessibly covering key methods and concepts, including fundamental theories and principles, the history of the field, and basic definitions, Historical Archaeology also includes a practical look at career prospects for interested readers. Orser discusses central topics of archaeological research such as time and space, survey and excavation methods, and analytical techniques, encouraging readers to consider the possible meanings of artifacts. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience as an historical archaeologist, the book’s perspective ranges from the local to the global in order to demonstrate the real importance of this subject to our understanding of the world in which we live today. The third edition of this popular textbook has been significantly revised and expanded to reflect recent developments and discoveries in this exciting area of study. Each chapter includes updated case studies which demonstrate the research conducted by professional historical archaeologists. With its engaging approach to the subject, Historical Archaeology continues to be an ideal resource for readers who wish to be introduced to this rapidly expanding global field.

Author : Clive Gamble
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780415228039

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A must for anyone considering the study of archaeology, this text is designed to provide the reader with everything they should know when embarking on an archaeological course, whether A-Level or first year undergraduate.

Author : Peter Peregrine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351816624

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This updated edition of Archaeological Research introduces the basic methods of archaeological research, including data collection, analysis, interpretation, as well as a consideration of the state of archaeology today. New to the Second Edition is updated information on geographic information systems and remote sensing strategies, and a greatly expanded discussion of practices in cultural resource management archaeology. This popular, concise textbook explores various research methods, analytical techniques, legal and ethical issues facing archaeologists; includes discussions of the archaeological process and record, sampling and research design, survey and excavation methods and strategies, recordkeeping, analysis, archaeological dating, presenting results, and research opportunities; is an excellent text for undergraduate students in basic archaeology courses, field methods courses, and field schools

Author : Alfred Vincent Kidder
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,14 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300082975

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Alfred Vincent Kidder's Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology was the first regional synthesis and summary of Peublo archaeology. It is a guide to historic and prehistoric sites of the Southwest as well as a preliminary account of Kidder's exemplary excavation at Pecos.

Author : Kenneth L. Feder
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 9780195331172

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Linking to the Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology, Second Edition, offers an engaging introduction to the methods archaeologists use to reveal the human past. Employing an accessible and conversational writing style, Feder uses his students' field study of a three-thousand-year-oldNorth American village site as the backdrop to illustrate how archaeologists find, recover, study, and interpret the material culture left behind by earlier peoples.