Archaeology Coursebook 4th Edition - An Introduction to Themes, Sites, Methods and Skills

Informationen zum Autor All three authors have considerable experience in teaching archaeology, examining and field archaeology. Jim Grant is Vice Principal at Cirencester College. Sam Gorin was formerly a Curriculum Director at Newark and Sherwood College. He has been widely involved in field archaeology in the East Midlands. Neil Fleming is Upper-Sixth House Master at Christ's Hospital, Horsham. Klappentext Fully revised with new case studies, 400 photographs and diagrams, and extended coverage of archaeological methods for those studying archaeology for the first time, this book provides students with the skills and technical concepts essential to the study of archaeology. Zusammenfassung Fully revised with new case studies, 400 photographs and diagrams, and extended coverage of archaeological methods for those studying archaeology for the first time, this book provides students with the skills and technical concepts essential to the study of archaeology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: Understanding Archaeological Resources 1. Archaeological Reconnaissance 2. Archaeological Excavation 3. Post-Excavation Analysis and Archaeological Materials 4. Understanding Dating in Archaeology 5. Archaeological Interpretation Part 2: Studying Themes in Archaeology 6. Human Origins 7. The Sites and People in the Landscapre: Settlement Archaeology 8. Economics A- Forgaing to Farming: The Exploitation of Plants and Animals 9. Economics B: Extraction, Manufacture, Material Culture and Exchange 10. People and Society in the Past 11. The Archaeology of Religion and Ritual Part 3: Issues in World Archaeology 12. Managing Archaeological Heritage13. Archaeology and the Present: Whose past is it anyway?

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• Authors: Neil Fleming, Neil (Principal Examiner in A Level Archaeology; Chief Examiner in A Level Archaeology and Christ's Hospital Fleming, Fleming Neil, Sam Gorin, Gorin Sam, Jim Grant, Jim (Chief Examiner in A Level Archaeology and Assistant Principal at Cirencester College Grant, Jim Gorin Grant
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9780415526883
• ISBN: 978-0-415-52688-3
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 247 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology