Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia

ISBN-13: 9780815313052 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 744 str.

Linda Ellis

Opis

This encyclopedia provides a survey of archaeological method and theory, as well as the application of physical and biological sciences in archaeological research. Every aspect of archaeological work is represented, from the discovery process to the ultimate disposition of materials. Topics include: disciplinary theory; legislation affecting the work of archaeologists; surveying; excavation methodology; on-site conservation techniques; and post-excavation analysis. It also covers refinements in techniques such as radiometric dating, stable isotopic analysis, and the PCR technique of DNA analysis.

Recenzje

"This encyclopedia should be strongly considered for purchase by any library supporting academic programs in the field of archaeology. There simply is no other reference work currently available that surveys the discipline as broadly and technically as this fantastic encyclopedia." -- American Reference Books Annual

Spis treści

* Abandoned Shipwreck Act * Archaeometry * Computer Simulation * Dating, Method and Theory * Ethnoarchaeology * Georadar * Industrial Archaeology * Luminescence Dating * Marxist Archaeology * Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act * Optical Dating * Paleopathology, Human * Quantitative Methods * Reburial, International Perspectives * Seismic Refraction Surveying * Site Mapping * Social Archaeology * Underwater Archaeology * X-ray Fluorescence Archaeology * Zooarchaeology

O autorze

Linda Ellis received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University. She is currently a professor in the Department of Classics and Classical Archaeology and Director of the M.A. program in Museum Studies at San Francisco State University. She has published two books and many articles on the applications of science to archaeology, ancient technology, and East European archaeology. In addition to conducting on-going surveying and excavation of sites in Romania, Dr. Ellis is a National Museum Surveyor for the American Association of Museums and an advisor to museums throughout the world on protection of preventive conservation and cultural property.