Archaeology: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415317576 ISBN 13: 9780415317573

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method.

Clearly written, and easy to follow, Archaeology: The Key Concepts collates entries written specifically by field specialists, and each entry offers a definition of the term, its origins and development, and all the major figures involved in the area.

The entries include:

• thinking about landscape
• archaeology of cult and religion
• cultural evolution
• concepts of time
• urban societies
• the antiquity of humankind
• archaeology of gender
• feminist archaeology
• experimental archaeology
• multiregional evolution.
  

With guides to further reading, extensive cross-referencing, and accessibly written for even beginner students, this book is a superb guide for anyone studying, teaching, or with any interest in this fascinating subject.

About this title

About the Author:

Colin Renfrew is Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge.

Paul Bahn is a freelance writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415317576
• ISBN 13: 9780415317573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Renfrew Colin, Bahn Paul