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Archaeology : the basics / created by Clive Gamble.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The basicsPublisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N. Y. : Routledge, 2015Copyright date: 2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 287 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415694827 (hardback : alkaline paper)
  • 9780415694834 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • CC165 GAM
Contents:
What is archaeology? -- How many archaeologies are there? -- Basic concepts -- People -- Materials and objects -- Time and space -- Change and stability -- Power and identity.
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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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf CC165 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 161160 Available BK149101
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf CC165 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 161161 Available BK149126
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf CC165 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 161162 Available BK149079

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.

What is archaeology? -- How many archaeologies are there? -- Basic concepts -- People -- Materials and objects -- Time and space -- Change and stability -- Power and identity.

"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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