Archaeology
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780199657438
Publication date:
30/08/2012
Paperback
136 pages
170x110mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199657438
Publication date:
30/08/2012
Paperback
136 pages
Second Edition Edition
Paul Bahn
Considers the origins and development of the practice of archaeology,Explores the methods that archaeologists use to explore the past and consider how people lived,Reflects the move from traditional archaeology to science-based archaeology, including how genetics has contributed heavily to modern practice,Highlights how archaeologists have a place in some of the most prominent debates of our age, such as the role of climate change, the effects of rises in sea-level, and the possibility of global warming,Part of the Very Short Introduction series - over five million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Second Edition Edition
Paul Bahn
Description
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Paul Bahn, Freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster in archaeologyPaul Bahn is a freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster in archaeology. He is a Fellow of the Society of ntiquaries, a corresponding member of the Archaeological Institute of America, a contributing editor of Archaeology magazine (New York), and vice-president (UK) of the Easter Island Foundation. He instigated and led the project which discovered Britain's only known Ice Age cave art in 2003.
Second Edition Edition
Paul Bahn
Table of contents
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
Further reading
Index
Second Edition Edition
Paul Bahn
Description
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Paul Bahn, Freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster in archaeologyPaul Bahn is a freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster in archaeology. He is a Fellow of the Society of ntiquaries, a corresponding member of the Archaeological Institute of America, a contributing editor of Archaeology magazine (New York), and vice-president (UK) of the Easter Island Foundation. He instigated and led the project which discovered Britain's only known Ice Age cave art in 2003.
Table of contents
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
Further reading
Index
Alan Knight
Robert J. McMahon
William Doyle
Heather Clark
Carl Abbott
Andrew J. Bayliss
John Robertson
David M. Gwynn
Hugh Bowden
David A. Gerber
