
In the Beginning
Routledge (Publisher)
12th Edition
Published on 9. February 2009
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576 pages
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In the Beginning uses an international perspective throughout while outlining the basic principles, methods, and theoretical approaches of modern archaeology. Its clear exposition of the basic principles of archaeology in combination with numerous interesting examples from all over the world and balanced coverage of archaeology makes this text a superb entry point for beginners.
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Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 255 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
953 gr
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978-0-13-602689-1 (9780136026891)
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Brian Fagan is a leading archaeological writer and internationally recognized authority on world prehistory. He studied archaeology and anthropology at Pembroke College and Cambridge University. He then spent seven years in sub-Saharan Africa working in museums, monument conservation, and excavating early farming sites in Zambia and East Africa. He was a pioneer of multidisciplinary African history in the 1960s. From 1967 to 2003, he was professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he specialized in lecturing and writing about archaeology to wide audiences. He is now Emeritus Professor of Anthropology.
Brian Fagan has written six best-selling textbooks (all published by Prentice Hall): Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory; In the Beginning, Archaeology: A Brief Introduction; World Prehistory; Ancient Civilizations (with Chris Scarre); and this volume-which are used around the world. His general books include The Rape of the Nile, a classic history of Egyptology; The Adventure of Archaeology Time Detectives; Ancient North America; The Little Ice Age; Before California: An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants; and The Long Summer. He was also General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Archaeology. In addition, he has published several scholarly monographs on African archaeology and numerous specialized articles in national and international journals. An expert on multimedia teaching, he has received the Society for American Archaeology's first Public Education Award for his indefatigable efforts on behalf of archaeology and education.
Brian Fagan's other interests include bicycling, sailing, kayaking, and good food. He is married and lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and daughter, four cats (who supervise his writing), and last but not least, a minimum of four rabbits.
Brian Fagan has written six best-selling textbooks (all published by Prentice Hall): Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory; In the Beginning, Archaeology: A Brief Introduction; World Prehistory; Ancient Civilizations (with Chris Scarre); and this volume-which are used around the world. His general books include The Rape of the Nile, a classic history of Egyptology; The Adventure of Archaeology Time Detectives; Ancient North America; The Little Ice Age; Before California: An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants; and The Long Summer. He was also General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Archaeology. In addition, he has published several scholarly monographs on African archaeology and numerous specialized articles in national and international journals. An expert on multimedia teaching, he has received the Society for American Archaeology's first Public Education Award for his indefatigable efforts on behalf of archaeology and education.
Brian Fagan's other interests include bicycling, sailing, kayaking, and good food. He is married and lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and daughter, four cats (who supervise his writing), and last but not least, a minimum of four rabbits.
Content
To the Reader
To the Instructor
About the Author
What Happened in Prehistory?
PART I
BACKGROUND TO ARCHAEOLOGY
Chapter 1 Introducing Archaeology
PART II
A SHORT HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY: SIXTH CENTURY B.C. THROUGH A.D. 2007
Chapter 2 The Beginnings of Scientific Archaeology
Chapter 3 Science, Ecology, and the Many-voiced Past: from the
PART III
THE BASICS
Chapter 4 Matrix and Preservation
Chapter 5 Doing Archaeological Research
Chapter 6 Culture, Data, and Context
Chapter 7 How Old is It?
PART IV
RECOVERING THE DATA
Chapter 8 They Sought it Here, They Sought it There: Finding the Past
Chapter 9 Excavation
PART V
ANALYZING THE PAST: ARTIFACTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 10 Classifying Artifacts
Chapter 11 Technologies of the Ancients
PART VI
ENVIRONMENTS, LIFEWAYS, PEOPLE AND THE INTANGIBLE
Chapter 12 Ancient Environments
Chapter 13 Ancient Lifeways
Chapter 14 The Living Past
Chapter 15 Landscape and Settlement Chapter 16 Interactions: People of the Past
Chapter 17 Archaeology and the Intangible
PART VII
MANAGING THE PAST
Chapter 18 Cultural Resource Management and Public Archaeology
Chapter 19 Archaeology and Contemporary Society
PART VIII
CAREERS AND RESOURCES
Chapter 20 So You Want to Become an Archaeologist?
Glossary
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index
To the Instructor
About the Author
What Happened in Prehistory?
PART I
BACKGROUND TO ARCHAEOLOGY
Chapter 1 Introducing Archaeology
PART II
A SHORT HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY: SIXTH CENTURY B.C. THROUGH A.D. 2007
Chapter 2 The Beginnings of Scientific Archaeology
Chapter 3 Science, Ecology, and the Many-voiced Past: from the
PART III
THE BASICS
Chapter 4 Matrix and Preservation
Chapter 5 Doing Archaeological Research
Chapter 6 Culture, Data, and Context
Chapter 7 How Old is It?
PART IV
RECOVERING THE DATA
Chapter 8 They Sought it Here, They Sought it There: Finding the Past
Chapter 9 Excavation
PART V
ANALYZING THE PAST: ARTIFACTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 10 Classifying Artifacts
Chapter 11 Technologies of the Ancients
PART VI
ENVIRONMENTS, LIFEWAYS, PEOPLE AND THE INTANGIBLE
Chapter 12 Ancient Environments
Chapter 13 Ancient Lifeways
Chapter 14 The Living Past
Chapter 15 Landscape and Settlement Chapter 16 Interactions: People of the Past
Chapter 17 Archaeology and the Intangible
PART VII
MANAGING THE PAST
Chapter 18 Cultural Resource Management and Public Archaeology
Chapter 19 Archaeology and Contemporary Society
PART VIII
CAREERS AND RESOURCES
Chapter 20 So You Want to Become an Archaeologist?
Glossary
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index