Archaeology: A Brief Introduction

by Fagan, Brian M.

• ISBN13: 9780205633388
• ISBN10: 0205633382
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For courses in Introductory Archaeology Archaeology: A Brief Introduction, 10th edition is an introduction to the fundamental principles of method and theory in archaeology whil exposing students to archaeology as a career.The text begins by covering the goals of archaeology, going on to consider the basic concepts of culture, time, and space, and discussing the finding and excavation of archaeological sites. The author provides a distinct emphasis on the ethics behind archaeology and how we should act as stewards of the finite records of the human past. Archaeology 10/e is a book with an truly international perspective, not simply focusing on North America or Europe. This brief book is ideal for the introductory archaeology classroom, as it is designed for complete beginners, keeping technical jargon to a minimum without sacraficing scholarship.

Table of Contents

Brief Contents

Fossils, Cities, and Civilizations: The Birth of a Sciencenbsp;

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

Culture and Context

Explaining the Past

Space and Time

They sought it here, they sought it there: finding archaeological sites

Excavation

Archaeological Classification and Ancient Technologies

The Present and the Past

Ancient Climate and Environment

Come Tell Me How You Live

Settlement and Landscape

The Archaeology of People

Managing the Past

So You Want to Become an Archaeologist

Tenses, forms: A-present

B-past

C-future

D-present perfect

E-past perfect

F-future perfect

G-conditional

Verbs vs Verbals:nbsp

A-infinitives

B-participles

C-gerunds

Verb errors

A-perfect and passive forms

B--tense shift

B-overused passive voice

C-mood shifts

D-confusion of similar verbs (see also 404)

-120 Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Correct use

A-adverbs with action verbs modifying adjectives, adverbs

B-adjectives after linking verbs

C-goodvs.well, badvs.badly

D-comparative, superlative double comparative, superlative illogical comparisons

Articles, determiners [ESL]

A-avs.an

B-articles before nouns

C-limiting adjectives (determiners)

D-order of adjectives

-123 Using Pronouns

Kinds

A-personal (including gender problem)

B-interrogative, relative

C-demonstrative

D-indefinite

E-reflexive, intensive

Case

A-subjective (nominative)

B-objective

C-subjective-objective problems

D-who, whom(interrogative)

E-who, whom(relative)

F-possessive

Faulty reference

A-ambiguous

B-vague

-125 Phrases, Clauses

Phrases

A-prepositional

B-verbal (infinitive, participial, absolute, gerund)

Clauses

A-kinds (independent, dependent)

B-dependent kinds (adjective, adverb, noun)

C-in sentences (simple, compound, complex) 126.

Agreement

Subject-verb

A-person

B-number

C-intervening words

D-compound subjects

E-subjects withnot

F--indefinite pronouns

G-collective ie Products Hollywood Studios Movie Production Exhibition

Shift Blockbusters Chapter Wrap-Up Review Questions Concepts

Terms People Media Sources A Thematic

Chapter Summary Boxes

Case Study: In-Your-Face Documentaries Media Timeline

Movies Media People: Robert Flaherty Media People

Lourdes Portillo Media People

Sherry Lansing Media People

Walt Disney Media People: Steven Spielberg

RADIO Chapter Opener Influence of Radio Radio Content Commerc or multiple regression and coefficients

Interaction between predictors in their effects

Comparing regression models

Partial correlation

Standardized regression coefficients

Chapter summary

Comparing groups: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) methods

Comparing several means: One way analysis of variance

Multiple comparisons of means

Performing ANOVA by regression modeling

Two-way analysis

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