Archaeology :the science of the human past
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Routledge 2019Edition: 5Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781138093478Subject(s): Archaeology Archaeology--Methodology Archaeology--PhilosophyDDC classification: 930.1 Summary: "Archaeology: The Science of the Human provides students with a thorough understanding of what archaeology is, how it operates, and familiarizes them with fundamental archaeological concepts and methods. This volume introduces the basic components of archaeology, including sites, artifacts, ecofacts, remote sensing, and excavation. It discusses how archaeologists obtain and classify information and how they analyze this information to formulate and test models of what happened in the past. Cultural resource management is described, along with the laws and regulations that deal with archaeology around the world. Archaeology is placed in the context of contemporary issues, from environmental problems to issues affecting indigenous populations. The sixth edition has been updated and simplified to create a more streamlined volume to meet the needs of the students and teachers for whom it is designed, reflecting the latest developments in archaeological techniques and approaches. Allowing students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past, Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past is an ideal introduction to archaeology"--Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Kannur University Central Library Stack | 930.1 SUT/A (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 51316 |
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930.1 REA Reading archaeology : an introduction | 930.1 SCA/A Ancient Civilizations | 930.1 SHA/H Human skeletal remains in archaeology | 930.1 SUT/A Archaeology :the science of the human past | 930.1 THE Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology | 930.102 8 HUM Human impacts on ancient marine ecosystems : | 930.102 8 MAN Managing archaeological resources :global context,national programs,local actions |
"Archaeology: The Science of the Human provides students with a thorough understanding of what archaeology is, how it operates, and familiarizes them with fundamental archaeological concepts and methods. This volume introduces the basic components of archaeology, including sites, artifacts, ecofacts, remote sensing, and excavation. It discusses how archaeologists obtain and classify information and how they analyze this information to formulate and test models of what happened in the past. Cultural resource management is described, along with the laws and regulations that deal with archaeology around the world. Archaeology is placed in the context of contemporary issues, from environmental problems to issues affecting indigenous populations. The sixth edition has been updated and simplified to create a more streamlined volume to meet the needs of the students and teachers for whom it is designed, reflecting the latest developments in archaeological techniques and approaches. Allowing students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past, Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past is an ideal introduction to archaeology"--
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