Archaeology

The Science of the Human Past
5. New Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-10592-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 414 Seiten, Format (B × H): 260 mm x 197 mm, Gewicht: 1418 g

Archaeology:The Science of the Human Pastprovides an introduction to the broad and fascinating world of archaeology from the scientific perspective. Conveying the exhilaration of archaeological work, it explores the ways archaeologists analyse and interpret evidence. Varying perspectives are considered to provide holistic coverage of archaeological techniques and methods and show how the complexity of the past can be captured by the empirical science of archaeology.
The Fifth Edition has been updated and revised to include the latest archaeological approaches and the impact developments in archaeological science have made in recent years. The chapter on bioarchaeology has been completely rewritten to reflect these developments. Archaeology: An Introduction will allow students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sutton, Mark Q.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I
What Is Archaeology?
Chapter 1
The Science of Archaeology
Chapter 2
Backgrounds of Archaeology
Chapter 3
The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

Part II
Obtaining Information about the Past
Chapter 4
The Archaeological Record
Chapter 5
Conducting Fieldwork
Chapter 6
Classification and Analysis of Artifacts
Chapter 7
Determining Time
Chapter 8
Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Part III
INTERPRETING THE PAST
Chapter 9
Environment and Adaptation
Chapter 10
Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence
Chapter 11
Interpreting Past Cultural Systems
Chapter 12
Understanding Culture Change

Part IV
Public Archaeology
Chapter 13
Cultural Resource Management
Chapter 14
Archaeology in Today’s World

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Q. Sutton is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Assistant Professor at theUniversity of San Diego, USA. He is Principal Investigator atStatistical Research, Inc., San Diego. His publications include An Introduction to Native North America 5e (2016), A Prehistory of North America (2011), Introduction to Cultural Ecology 3e with E.N. Anderson (2013), Paleonutrition (2010), and Archaeological Laboratory Methods: An Introduction 6e with Brooke S. Arkush (2014).