From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method.
Clearly written, and easy to follow, Archaeology: The Key Concepts collates entries written specifically by field specialists, and each entry offers a definition of the term, its origins and development, and all the major figures involved in the area.
The entries include:
thinking about landscape
archaeology of cult and...
From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeolog...
Tired of the airbrushed images of archaeologists in TV documentaries? Want the dirt on what REALLY happens on a dig? Paul Bahn has collected dozens of fun tales from the trenches to illuminate what actually occurs when archaeologists go into the field. He reveals startling episodes with dangerous situations, other dangerous archaeologists (sometimes unclothed), dangerous animals large and small, and cans of beer large and small. The stories that don't appear in the official reports have made their way into this small, humorous volume. Includes cartoons by noted illustrator Bill Tidy.
Tired of the airbrushed images of archaeologists in TV documentaries? Want the dirt on what REALLY happens on a dig? Paul Bahn has collected dozens of...
The History of Archaeology: An Introduction provides global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world. The regional approach allows readers to understand the similarities and differences in the history of and approach to archaeology in various parts of the world. Each chapter is written by a specialist scholar with experience of the region concerned. Thus the book focuses on the earliest beginnings of archaeology in different parts of the world, and how it developed from being a pastime for antiquarians and collectors to a serious attempt to obtain information about...
The History of Archaeology: An Introduction provides global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world. The regional approach a...
The History of Archaeology: An Introduction provides global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world. The regional approach allows readers to understand the similarities and differences in the history of and approach to archaeology in various parts of the world. Each chapter is written by a specialist scholar with experience of the region concerned. Thus the book focuses on the earliest beginnings of archaeology in different parts of the world, and how it developed from being a pastime for antiquarians and collectors to a serious attempt to obtain information about...
The History of Archaeology: An Introduction provides global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world. The regional approac...
Where is the world's very first art located? When, and why, did people begin experimenting with different materials, forms, and colors? Prehistorians have long been asking these questions, but only recently have they been able to piece together the first chapter in the story of art.
Overturning the traditional Eurocentric vision of our artistic origins, Paul Bahn and Michel Lorblanchet seek out the earliest art across the whole world. There are clues that even three million years ago distant human ancestors were drawn to natural curiosities that appeared representational, such as the...
Where is the world's very first art located? When, and why, did people begin experimenting with different materials, forms, and colors? Prehistoria...
The Golden Age of Hollywood, dating to the hazy depths of the early 20th Century, was an era of movie stars worshipped by the masses and despotic studio moguls issuing decrees from poolside divans... but despite the world-wide reach of the movie industry, little more than memories of that era linger amidst the freeways and apartment complexes of today's Los Angeles. Noted archaeologist Paul G. Bahn digs into the material traces of that Tinseltown in an effort to document and save the treasures that remain. Bahn leads readers on a tour of this singular culture, from the industrial zones of...
The Golden Age of Hollywood, dating to the hazy depths of the early 20th Century, was an era of movie stars worshipped by the masses and despotic stud...
A comprehensive guide through our whole human past that takes the reader on a tour through time and across the globe to every site of archaeological importance.
A comprehensive guide through our whole human past that takes the reader on a tour through time and across the globe to every site of archaeological i...
In diesem unterhaltsam und engagiert geschriebenen Band werden die Methoden und Ergebnisse der Archaologie und der Altertumswissenschaft auf eine fur jeden verstandliche Weise geschildert.
In diesem unterhaltsam und engagiert geschriebenen Band werden die Methoden und Ergebnisse der Archaologie und der Altertumswissenschaft auf eine fur ...
