The Amateur Archaeologist - Hardcover

Wass, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713468963 ISBN 13: 9780713468960

Verlag: Routledge, 1992

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`Details everything you need to know before launching your first dig.' - The London Evening Standard

'If you have ever harboured the desire to become actively involved in archaeology, bur were uncertain quite how to set about it, then this book ought to be the ideal introduction.' - Local History Magazine

'This is an excellent guide and well presented' - Contemporary Review

'It will be a potent training aid for those who want to make a worthwhile contribution to archaelogy but are unsure where to begin' – British Archaeological News

Reseña del editor:

This informed and practical guide shows how anyone with an interest can take part in archaeology at many different levels, whether through fieldwork undertaken individually or by joining an excavation. Stephen Wass, himself an enthusiast with long experience, provides all that a beginner needs to know: what is archaeology all about? the range of skills that can be learnt examples of ideas for projects advice on what to expect on a dig clear explanations of archaeological techniques. There are some 177 local archaeological societies in Britain with 40,000 members, as well as numerous school, extramural and university courses in archaeology. It is one professional area in which the amateur, however inexperienced, can still not only participate but also make a real contribution and this book positively encourages people to join in.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0713468963
• ISBN 13: 9780713468960
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 164