Companion encyclopedia of archaeology /
In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1999.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 0203017595 9780203017593 9780415064484 0415064481 9780415213295 0415213290 9780415213301 0415213304 1280104503 9781280104503 1134921934 9781134921935 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; General introduction; Discovering the past; The development of archaeological theory: explaining the past; The nature of archaeological evidence; Field archaeology; Establishing archaeological chronologies; Reconstructing the environment and natural landscape; Studying people; Studying structures; Studying artefacts; Preserving and presenting the evidence; Culture and identity; The organization of society; Settlement and territory; Food and farming; Production and exchange in prehistory.