
Archaeology
An Introduction
Routledge (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 19. March 2024
Book
Hardback
514 pages
978-0-367-48585-6 (ISBN)
Description
This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology.
Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. The authors convey the excitement of archaeology while helping readers to evaluate new discoveries by explaining the methods and theories that lie behind them. In addition to drawing upon examples and case studies from many regions of the world and periods of the past, the book incorporates the authors' own fieldwork, research and teaching. It continues to include key reference and further reading sections to help new readers find their way through the ever-expanding range of archaeological publications and online sources as well as colour illustrations and boxed topic sections to increase comprehension.
Serving as an accessible and lucid textbook, and engaging students with contemporary issues, this book is designed to support students studying Archaeology at an introductory level.
New to the sixth edition:
Inclusion of the latest survey and imaging techniques, such as the use of drones and eXtended reality.
Updated material on developments in dating, DNA analysis, isotopes and population movement, including consideration of the ethical considerations of these techniques.
Coverage of new developments in archaeological theory, such as the material turn/ontological turn, and work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
A whole new chapter covering archaeology in the present, including new sections on heritage and public archaeology, and an updated consideration of archaeology's relationship with the climate crisis.
A revised glossary with over 200 new additions or updates.
Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. The authors convey the excitement of archaeology while helping readers to evaluate new discoveries by explaining the methods and theories that lie behind them. In addition to drawing upon examples and case studies from many regions of the world and periods of the past, the book incorporates the authors' own fieldwork, research and teaching. It continues to include key reference and further reading sections to help new readers find their way through the ever-expanding range of archaeological publications and online sources as well as colour illustrations and boxed topic sections to increase comprehension.
Serving as an accessible and lucid textbook, and engaging students with contemporary issues, this book is designed to support students studying Archaeology at an introductory level.
New to the sixth edition:
Inclusion of the latest survey and imaging techniques, such as the use of drones and eXtended reality.
Updated material on developments in dating, DNA analysis, isotopes and population movement, including consideration of the ethical considerations of these techniques.
Coverage of new developments in archaeological theory, such as the material turn/ontological turn, and work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
A whole new chapter covering archaeology in the present, including new sections on heritage and public archaeology, and an updated consideration of archaeology's relationship with the climate crisis.
A revised glossary with over 200 new additions or updates.
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General and Undergraduate
Illustrations
64 s/w Abbildungen, 132 farbige Abbildungen, 196 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white; 196 Halftones, black and white; 132 Illustrations, color; 64 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-48585-6 (9780367485856)
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Persons
Hannah Cobb is Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy at the University of Manchester, UK.
Kevin Greene is Visiting Fellow in Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK.
Tom Moore is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, UK.
Kevin Greene is Visiting Fellow in Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK.
Tom Moore is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, UK.
Author
University of Manchester, UK.
Newcastle University, UK.
Durham University, UK.
Content
List Of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Referencing
Chapter 1: The Idea of The Past
Chapter 2: Discovery and Investigation
Chapter 3: Excavation
Chapter 4: Dating The Past
Chapter 5: Archaeological Science;
Chapter 6 - Making Sense of The Past;
Chapter 7: The Past In The Present And The Futurex;
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Acknowledgements
Referencing
Chapter 1: The Idea of The Past
Chapter 2: Discovery and Investigation
Chapter 3: Excavation
Chapter 4: Dating The Past
Chapter 5: Archaeological Science;
Chapter 6 - Making Sense of The Past;
Chapter 7: The Past In The Present And The Futurex;
Glossary
Bibliography
Index