Archaeology in Practice
A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses
Published on 4. November 2005
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-631-23573-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses" offers students in archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods and provides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology. It is written by specialists of material analysis, whose expertise represents a broad geographic range. It includes numerous examples of applications of archaeological techniques. The book is organized by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics, stone artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such as dating, ethics, and report writing. It is written accessibly and amply referenced to provide readers with a guide to further resources on techniques and their applications. It is also enlivened by a range of boxed case studies throughout the main text.
Reviews / Votes
"This comprehensive, instructive, and user-friendly guide assembles the work of leading experts to fill a key niche in archaeological analysis. It will prove an invaluable aid to both students and teachers." Claire Smith, President, World Archaeological Congress "Moving beyond theoretical debates that began in the 1960s, this book shows how scientifically-grounded archaeological analysis can solve problems encountered in the field and laboratory directly and convincingly. Bravo!" Richard Gould, Brown University "This volume ... is intended to offer students in laboratory courses in archaeology extended discussions of specific types of analytic questions and issues relating to component activities and subjects of fieldwork and data collection. This approach is a refreshing departure from the majority of the archaeological lab manuals currently in print." Choice "Provides a useful introduction which should find a place as a textbook in courses on archaeological method, and, one might hope, on students' bookshelves - or better still, their desks." Archaeology in Oceania "a refreshing departure from the majority of archaeological lab manual currently in print." RBM Ridinger, Northern Illinois University "It is rare that a book is written as a text book but also provides an important contribution to the discipline and this volume deserves this dual recognition ... Overall this an excellent book and should be the handbook of every student regardless of age and level of knowledge" Australian ArchaeologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
149
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 185 mm
Weight
1010 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-23573-6 (9780631235736)
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Persons
Jane Balme is Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia. Balme has published in a variety of archaeological journals including Archaeology in Oceania, Antiquity, Journal of Archaeological Science, Australian Archaeology and edited Gendered Archaeology (with Wendy Beck). Alistair Paterson is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Western Australia. He has taught archaeological field and laboratory schools since 1999. He has published in Australian Archaeology, Archaeology in Oceania, and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology (Charles E. Orser, ed. 2002).
Content
Chapter Abstracts. Preface and Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. List of Figures. List of Tables. 1. Finding Sites (Andrew David ). 2. Consulting Stakeholders (Larry J. Zimmerman). 3. Rock Art (Jo McDonald). 4. Stratigraphy (Jane Balme and Alistair Paterson). 5. Absolute Dating (Simon Holdaway). 6. An Introduction to Stone Artifact Analysis (Chris Clarkson and Sue O'Connor). 7. Residues and Usewear (Richard Fullagar). 8. Ceramics (Linda Ellis). 9. Animal Bones (Terry O'Connor and James Barrett). 10. Plant Remains (Wendy Beck). 11. Molluscs and Other Shells (Sandra Bowdler). 12. Sediments (Gary Huckleberry). 13. Artifacts to the Modern World (Susan Lawrence). 14. Historical Sources (Barbara Little). 15. Producing the Record (Peter White). Index.