Virtual Dig: A Simulated Archaeological Excavation of a Middle Paleolithic Site in France

Harold L. Dibble

ISBN 10: 0767402456 / ISBN 13: 9780767402453

Published by Mayfield Pub Co, 1999

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virtual Dig: A Simulated Archaeological Excavation of a Middle Paleolithic Site in France
• Publisher: Mayfield Pub Co
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0767402456
• ISBN 13: 9780767402453
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This combination of workbook and CD-ROM functions as a "virtual field school" that gives students the opportunity to carry out an excavation using real data. Based on excavations at the Middle Paleolithic site of Combe-Capelle in France, the exercises included in Virtual Dig ask students to access the CD's database to analyze and interpret findings.

About the Author

Barbara Roth is currently an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1989. Her research interests include prehistoric hunter-gathers and lithic technology. She excavated at the French Middle Paleolithic sites of La Quina and Combe Capelle, and analyzed lithics from Combe Capelle with Harold Dibble.