Archaeology: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

ISBN 10: 0415317576 / ISBN 13: 9780415317573

Published by Routledge, 2004

About this Item

An invaluable resource, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the key terms used in this discipline today. Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Bahn, Paul G. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 312 pages, Paper over boards. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440. . 2004. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Archaeology: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415317576
• ISBN 13: 9780415317573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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 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.