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This textbook covers the basics of archeology, describing the discipline's overall framework, its relationship to our understanding of human experience, and its current practices. Specific chapters discuss the history of archeology, the features of excavation sites, dating methods, the different topics of archeological inquiry, the nature of archeological explanation, and case studies. Approximately 600 illustrations are included. Renfrew teaches archeology at the University of Cambridge. Bahn is a prehistorian and archeological writer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The third edition of this best-selling introduction to what archaeologists do and how they do it has been entirely revised and updated in the light of new views, discoveries, and data. Developments in the technology and scope of archaeology are reflected in an increased emphasis on aspects ranging from GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and information on the Internet to gender archaeology and the latest thinking on post-processualism and cognitive archaeology. The profound impact of advances in genetics and linguistics is assessed, and some sections of the book--the dating of rock art, for example--have been totally rewritten in the light of recent events.
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