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Deborah Pearsall, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Description
Archaeology is a subject that fascinates us. From Egyptian tombs to a frozen Alpine wayfarer, from cities buried under volcanic ash to
stone arrow heads turned up by the plow, archaeology is in the news and in our backyards. It is paradoxical that a subject that so easily
captures the imagination is so difficult for the serious layman to access. Superficial media treatments and picture-book atlases and
site guides on the one hand, jargon-heavy scholarly books and narrowly focused articles on the other-there are few ways to learn about
the real world of archaeology outside the college classroom or the dig site.
The Encyclopedia of Archaeology changes
this, in making all aspects of archaeology accessible to a broad audience of the general scientific community, educators, students, and
avocational archaeologists. Professional archaeologists and anthropologists will also find the encyclopedia a ready source of up-to-date
information on specialities outside their own expertise.
The Encyclopedia of Archaeology encompasses all aspects
of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology
in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline. Featured in the Encyclopedia of Archaeology are articles by
leading authors that summarize archaeological knowledge at the beginning the 21st century, highlighting important sites and issues, and
tracing the development of prehistoric cultures around the globe. No existing work provides the breadth and depth of coverage as the Encyclopedia of Archaeology.
Also available online via ScienceDirect (2007) – featuring extensive browsing, searching,
and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making
navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
Audience
The primary audience is university, research, and special libraries worldwide. Secondary audience is individuals interested in archaeology.
Contents
Subject Area Contents:
Analysis of Artifacts: Ceramics and Lithics; Analysis of Botanical, Faunal, and Human Remains; Archaeology as a
Discipline; Archaeology in the Everyday World; Burials/Cemeteries; Chronology Building; Divisions of Time and History; DNA and Molecular
Approaches; Ethics; Explanation in Archaeology; Future of Archaeology; Geographic Overviews of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and
the Americas; Goals of Archaeology; Historic Roots; Interpreting the Record; Inter-Regional Studies; Interpreting the Record; Law; Major
Sites and Problems; Mapping Sites; Methods (Practice of Archaeology); Non-Site Archaeology; Scientific Archaeology; Site Discovery; Spatial
Analysis; Special Conditions; The Archaeologist's Laboratory; Traditions and Schools of Thought; Underwater Archaeology
Volumes
: Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Bibliographic & ordering Information |
- Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Hardbound, 2532 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-548030-7
ISBN-10: 0-12-548030-X
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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Price:
USD 940
EUR 660
GBP 593
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Last update: 3 Oct 2009
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