This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past.
In this new edition, Paul Bahn brings the text up to date, including information about new discoveries and interpretations in the field, and highlighting the impact of developments such as the potential use of DNA and stable isotopes in teeth, as well the effect technology and science are having on archaeological exploration.
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By:
Paul Bahn (Freelance writer translator and broadcaster in archaeology) Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: Updated ed Dimensions:
Height: 174mm,
Width: 116mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 130g ISBN:9780199657438 ISBN 10: 0199657432 Series:Very Short Introductions Pages: 136 Publication Date:30 October 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1: The Origins and Development of Archaeology 2: Making a Date 3: Technology 4: How Did People Live? 5: How Did People Think? 6: Settlement and Society 7: How and Why Did Things Change? 8: Minorities and Sororities 9: Presenting the Past to the Public 10: The Future of the Past
Reviews for Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
<br>Acclaim for the first edition: <br><p><br> A quite brilliant and level-headed look at the curious world of archaeology. <br> --Barry Cunliffe, Oxford University, author of Europe Between the Oceans<p><br>