Archaeology
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Archaeology
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1989
2nd ed
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Bibliography: p. 576-647
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
One of the USA's foremost archaeologists focuses on the historical perspective of American archaeology for a concise introduction to theories and methods. Highlights the contributions of eight important archaeologists, and includes a chapter on field methods with a special focus on remote sensing.
Table of Contents
Part I: Anthropology, Science, And Archaeology. What Is Archaeology?. What Is Science?. What Is Anthropology?. What Is Contemporary Americanist Archaeology?. Part II: Encountering the Archaeological Record. Middle-Range Research: How Archaeologists Know What They Know. Sampling Sites. Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes. Working Toward a Less Invasive Archaeology. Part III: Archaeology's Initial Objective: Construct Cultural Cronologies. Stratigraphy. Establishing Chronological Controls. Sorting Cultural Things in Time. Part IV: Archaeology's Intermediate Objective: Reconstruct Extinct Lifeways. How People Get Their Groceries: Reconstructing Human Subsistence and Ecology. Why People Live Where They Live: Reconstructing Settlement Patterns. How People Relate to Their Cosmos: Religion and Ideology. Part V: Processual Studies in Archaeology. General Theory in Archaeology.
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