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9780767411967

Discovering Our Past (2000 3rd Edition) (A Brief Introduction to Archaeology)

Discovering Our Past (2000 3rd Edition) (A Brief Introduction to Archaeology)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780767411967
  • ISBN: 076741196X
  • Edition: 3rd
  • Publisher: Mayfield

AUTHOR

Robert J. Sharer Wendy Ashmore

SUMMARY

Chapter 1. Introduction Archaeologists and Archaeology Archaeology as a Science Archaeology and History Archaeology and Anthropology Archaeology as a Profession Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 2. Archaeology's Past The Origins of Archaeology The Emergence of Modern Archaeology Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 3. Contemporary Approaches to Archaeology Culture History Culture Process Emmergent Approaches Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 4. How Archaeology Works Archaeological Data Artifacts Features Ecofacts Sites Regions Deposition and Transformation Research Design Data Sampling Research Stages Archaeological Research Projects Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 5. Fieldwork Archaeological Survey Discovering Archaeological Sites Methods of Discovery Locating Archaeological Sites Site Survey Excavation Stratigraphy Excavation Methods Provenience Control Recording Archaeological Data Data Processing Classification Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 6. Analyzing the Past Artifacts Lithic Artifacts Ceramic Artifacts Metal Artifacts Organic Artifacts Ecofacts Floral Ecofacts Faunal Ecofacts Human Remains Features Constructed Features Cumulative Features Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 7. Dating the Past Seriation Stylistic Seriation Frequency Seriation Sequence Comparison Stratigraphy Geochronology Obsidian Hydration Floral and Faunal Methods Dendrochronology Bone Chemistry Radiometric Methods Radiocarbon Potassium-Argon Argon-Argon Uranium Series Fission-Track Archaeomagnetism Limited and Experimental Methods Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 8. Reconstructing the Past Analogy Abuse of Analogy Specific and General Analogy Sources of Analogs Identifying Activities in Space Technology Social Systems Ideological Systems Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 9. Understanding the Past Cultural History Interpretation Processual Interpretation Postprocessual and Emergent Interpretations Understanding the Past from Multiple Approaches Agriculture and Cultural History Agriculture and Cultural Process Agriculture and Postprocessualism Combining Approaches Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Chapter 10. Archaeology Today Looting and Antiquities Collecting Destruction in the Name of Progress Cultural Resource Management Effects of Nationalism, Colonialism, and War Working with Descendant Communities The Responsibilities of Archaeology Summary For Further Reading Virtual Explorations Glossary Bibliography IndexRobert J. Sharer Wendy Ashmore is the author of 'Discovering Our Past (2000 3rd Edition) (A Brief Introduction to Archaeology)' with ISBN 9780767411967 and ISBN 076741196X.

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