Archaeology : the basics / Clive Gamble.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York Routledge 2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 287 pages ; illISBN:
  • 9780415694827 (hardback : alkaline paper)
  • 9780415694834 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 930.1
LOC classification:
  • CC165 .G36 2015
Scope and content: "Now in an updated third edition, Archaeology : The Basics provides a straightforward and engaging introduction to the world of Archaeology. This book answers key questions about how and why we practice archaeology and examines the theories and themes underpinning the subject. Fully updated, this new edition includes a wide range of examples and new material on key growth areas including: Evolutionary approaches in current archaeology; The archaeology of landscape and place; Interdisciplinary archaeological practice; The impact and value of archaeology; Conflict archaeology and the politics of the past. With 12 new illustrations, additional case studies and a glossary of key archaeological terms, this text is essential reading for all those beginning to study archaeology and anyone who has ever questioned the past"--Provided by publisher.
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"Now in an updated third edition, Archaeology : The Basics provides a straightforward and engaging introduction to the world of Archaeology. This book answers key questions about how and why we practice archaeology and examines the theories and themes underpinning the subject. Fully updated, this new edition includes a wide range of examples and new material on key growth areas including: Evolutionary approaches in current archaeology; The archaeology of landscape and place; Interdisciplinary archaeological practice; The impact and value of archaeology; Conflict archaeology and the politics of the past. With 12 new illustrations, additional case studies and a glossary of key archaeological terms, this text is essential reading for all those beginning to study archaeology and anyone who has ever questioned the past"--Provided by publisher.

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