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The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, and from pebble tools to GPS. Its efforts to reconstruct and understand the past do not fail to fascinate us. Paul Bahn explores the importance of archaeology in this entertaining introduction.
The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from...
This volume aims to reflect the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years.
This volume aims to reflect the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a...
Describes a range of methods used by archaeologists to infer ranking from archaeological data.
Describes a range of methods used by archaeologists to infer ranking from archaeological data.
Rock outcrops were once decorated with images featuring people, animals, weapons and boats. This Element explains how they are interpreted.
Rock outcrops were once decorated with images featuring people, animals, weapons and boats. This...
This book provides a global examination of the relationships between archaeology and tourism. It offers a critical analysis of current issues and implications from both tourism and archaeological perspectives. It will be useful for students, researchers and practitioners in tourism, archaeology, cultural heritage management and anthropology.
This book provides a global examination of the relationships between archaeology and tourism. It...
The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. The explosive controversy and resulting lawsuit also raised a far more fundamental question: Who owns history? Many Indians see archeologists as desecrators of tribal rites and traditions; archeologists see their...
The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more...
Geophysics influences a wide range of subjects, from environmental studies to archaeology, palaeontology to counter-terrorism and law enforcement. 'Handbook of Geophysics and Archaeology' offers a comprehensive overview of geophysical techniques. The handbook focuses on applications and issues in archaeology but also provides a broad overview of...
Geophysics influences a wide range of subjects, from environmental studies to archaeology,...
In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors. In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological...
In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use...
Archaeologist Eric H. Cline here offers a complete overview of this exciting field. He discusses the early pioneers, the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline, and the major controversies that first prompted explorers to go in search of sites that would "prove" the Bible. He then surveys some of the most well-known modern archaeologists,...
Archaeologist Eric H. Cline here offers a complete overview of this exciting field. He discusses the...
This 2005 book provides the only comprehensive and up-to-date examination of African archaeology.
This 2005 book provides the only comprehensive and up-to-date examination of African archaeology.