Archaeology essentials theories, methods, practice with 303 illustrations / Colin Renfrew & Paul Bahn.
| Author/creator | Renfrew, Colin, 1937- author. |
| Other author | Bahn, Paul G., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication | London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Searching for the past -- The history of archaeology -- What is left? -- The variety of the evidence -- Where? -- Survey and excavation of sites and features -- When? -- Dating methods and chronology -- How were societies organized? -- Social archaeology -- What was the environment and what did they eat? -- Environment, subsistence, and diet -- How were artifacts made, used, and distributed? -- Technology, trade, and exchange -- What were they like? -- The bioarchaeology of people -- What did they think? -- Cognitive archaeology -- Why did things change? -- Explanation in archaeology -- Whose past? -- Archaeology and the public -- The future of the past -- Managing our heritage. |
| Abstract | A guide to all aspects of archaeology, this work provides a readable and compact introduction to archaeology for those new to the field. Long-established techniques are carefully explained as well as exciting new methods as the authors describe the ways in which archaeologists seek to explain and interpret the remote past of humankind. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Renfrew, Colin, 1937- Archaeology essentials. Fourth edition |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| ISBN | 9780500841389 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0500841381 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | CC75 .R465 2018 | ✔ Available | Want This? |