The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past

McIntosh, Jane

ISBN 10: 081603950X / ISBN 13: 9780816039500

Verlag: Facts on File, 1999

Beschreibung

2nd sub edition. 186 pages. 10.25x8.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 081603950X

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past
• Verlag: Facts on File
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 081603950X
• ISBN-13: 9780816039500
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

Discusses the nature of archaeology, describes modern excavation methods, and explains how sites and remains are analyzed

Reseña del editor

The Practical Archaeologist is an introduction to archaeology with a user-oriented approach. Researchers of all ages will learn how archaeologists work and how they interpret the evidence they discover. More than 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs, maps, drawings, and charts enhance the text throughout. Detailed chapters explore archaeological history, topography, methodology, tools and technology, and interpretive techniques. This second edition features: -- Computers and archaeology, including virtual reality reconstructions -- CAT scans, DNA, and the reconstruction of faces from skulls -- Underwater archaeology -- The discovery of royal burials at Sipan -- New discoveries at Sutton Hoo, including sand ghosts.