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Zusatztext 'Doing Archaeology is comprehensive! informative! engaging! and entertaining! An extremely useful resource for students thinking of archaeology as a career! for those interested in volunteering on archaeological projects! and for archaeologists advising young people interested in the field. I recommend Doing Archaeology for all my colleagues' bookshelves.' - Della Scott-Ireton! PhD! RPA! Florida Public Archaeology Network Informationen zum Autor Don Henson is Honorary Lecturer at University College London and was Head of Education for 17 years at the Council for British Archaeology. He is currently Chair of the World Archaeological Congress Public Education Committee! Director of the Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology at University College London. Zusammenfassung Covering the subject from a range of angles, incorporating history, major themes, theories and methods, Doing Archaeology provides a firm grounding for anyone interested in learning more about archaeology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Defining Archaeology 1. What is archaeology? 2. How did archaeology begin? Part II: People and Places! Past and Present 3. Which pasts do we study? 4. Understanding Our Place in Nature 5. Understanding People 6. Where Archaeologists Work Part III: Archaeology in Today's World 7. World Archaeology 8. Archaeology's Value 9. Some Key Debates in Archaeology 10. Archaeology as Part of Heritage 11. Activist Archaeology Part IV: Doing Archaeology 12. How to do Archaeology 13. Studying Archaeology 14. Archaeology is Fun
