Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to Archaeological Excavation

John Collis

ISBN 10: 075093512X / ISBN 13: 9780750935128

Verlag: The History Press Ltd, 1996

Beschreibung

A fully illustrated introduction to methods of excavation that describes a technique that is essential for various kinds of archaeology. It presents ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 510. Good copy with some wear on bottom edge. Remains a good reading/reference copy. 1996. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers KRA0007816

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to Archaeological Excavation
• Verlag: The History Press Ltd
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 075093512X
• ISBN-13: 9780750935128
• Bindung: Softcover
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

This concise and fully illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for all kinds of archaeology. It presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. John Collis uses his 40 years of excavation experience to recommend practical solutions to problems, and considers the impact of computerisation and other technical innovations. He also describes the history and development of archaeological excavation which provides a background to the methods employed today. This practical common sense guide should find a place on the bookshelf of everyone who practices archaeology on a professional or amateur basis, and is illuminating reading for anyone who wants to understand how archaeologists can recover the past by digging in the soil.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Collis is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield. He is an expert on the European Iron Age and has gained a remarkable reputation as an archaeological excavator over the last 40 years.