The Science of Archaeology -- Backgrounds of Archaeology -- The Development of Contemporary Archaeology -- The Archaeological Record -- Conducting Fieldwork -- Classification and Analysis of Artifacts -- Determining Time -- Bioarchaeology: Human Remains -- Environment and Adaptation -- Understanding...

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1. Verfasser:	Sutton, Mark Q. 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Ausgabe:	Sixth edition
Schlagworte:	Archäologie Archaeology / Textbooks Archaeology / Philosophy / Textbooks Archaeology / Methodology / Textbooks Lehrbuch
Zusammenfassung:	The Science of Archaeology -- Backgrounds of Archaeology -- The Development of Contemporary Archaeology -- The Archaeological Record -- Conducting Fieldwork -- Classification and Analysis of Artifacts -- Determining Time -- Bioarchaeology: Human Remains -- Environment and Adaptation -- Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence -- Interpreting Past Cultural Systems -- Understanding Change -- Cultural Resource Management -- Archaeology in Today's World "Archaeology: The Science of the Human provides students with a thorough understanding of what archaeology is, how it operates, and familiarizes them with fundamental archaeological concepts and methods. This volume introduces the basic components of archaeology, including sites, artifacts, ecofacts, remote sensing, and excavation. It discusses how archaeologists obtain and classify information and how they analyze this information to formulate and test models of what happened in the past. Cultural resource management is described, along with the laws and regulations that deal with archaeology around the world. Archaeology is placed in the context of contemporary issues, from environmental problems to issues affecting indigenous populations. The sixth edition has been updated and simplified to create a more streamlined volume to meet the needs of the students and teachers for whom it is designed, reflecting the latest developments in archaeological techniques and approaches. Allowing students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past, Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past is an ideal introduction to archaeology"--
Beschreibung:	xxvii, 404 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:	9780367617806 9780367627201