Introduction to Archaeology

by Muckle, Robert James

• ISBN13: 9781551115054
• ISBN10: 1551115050
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Higher education

Summary

Introducing Archaeology is a concise and economical text designed for first-year archaeology courses, with materials presented in a straightforward and clear manner.Archaeological methods comprise the core of the text with a focus on reconstructing culture history, ecological adaptations, and the social and ideological aspects of culture.

Author Biography

Robert J. Muckle is a Professor of Archaeology at Capilano College, Vancouver, BC.

Table of Contents

Situating archaeology	p. 1
Looking at archaeology's past	p. 25
Managing archaeology in the early twenty-first century	p. 45
Comprehending the archaeological record	p. 69
Working in the field	p. 89
Working in the laboratory	p. 111
Reconstructing culture history	p. 133
Reconstructing ecological adaptations	p. 155
Reconstructing the social and ideological aspects of culture	p. 175
Explaining things of archaeological interest	p. 195
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