The Archaeology Coursebook
An Introduction to Study Skills, Topics, and Methods
Published on 20. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-415-23639-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Archaeology Coursebook is an unrivalled guide to students studying archaeology for the first time. Comprehensive and user-friendly, it will interest pre-university students and teachers as well as undergraduates and enthusiasts. Specially designed to assist learning it: * introduces the most commonly examined archaeological methods, concepts and themes and provides the skills necessary to understand these step by step * explains how to interpret the material students may meet in examinations and how to succeed with different types of assignments and exam questions * supports study with case studies, key sites, key reading, tasks and skills development * illustrates concepts and commentary with over 200 photographs and drawings of excavation sites, methodology and processes, tools and equipment
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
80 line drawings, 80 b&w photographs, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-23639-3 (9780415236393)
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Content
Introduction. Part I Understanding archaeological resources 1. Archaeological reconaissance 2. Excavation 3. Post-excavation analysis 4. Understanding dating in archaeology 5. Archaeological interpretation 6. Managing the past 7. Presenting the past. Part II Studying themes in archaeology 8. Religion and ritual 9. The archaeology of settlement 10. Material culture and economics 11. Social Archaeology. Part III Examination success and beyond 12. Doing an archaeological project 13. Preparing for your archaeology examination 14. Where to next? Studying archaeology in the UK 14. Finding the best information. Glossary of terms and abbreviations. Bibliography. Index.