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...
The recent and now indisputable findings at Monte Verde in southern Chile present the strong possibility that people were living in South America more than 12,000 years ago. If so, the long-cherished scenario in which the Americas were populated by big-game hunters crossing the Bering land bridge and then making their way slowly down the Americas may no longer be true. Other, still-disputed, South American sites may even date to 33,000 BP or earlier.
"The First South Americans" presents all current evidence and claims for the early traces of human presence on the continent. Surveying the...
The recent and now indisputable findings at Monte Verde in southern Chile present the strong possibility that people were living in South America m...
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...
This is the fifth volume in the series Rock Art Studies: News of the World. Like the previous editions, it covers rock art research and management across the globe over a five-year period, in this case the years 2010 to 2014 inclusive.
This is the fifth volume in the series Rock Art Studies: News of the World. Like the previous editions, it covers rock art research and management acr...
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 ...
