Archaeology - Theories Methods and Practice

Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn

Thames & Hudson

2008

656 páginas

21h 52m

ISBN-10: 0500287139

"Sets the new standard for excellence in this field."—Antiquity

This best-selling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it has now been completely revised. Structured according to the key questions that archaeologists ask themselves, it provides coverage of all the major developments in methods, science, technology, and theory.

For the fifth edition, the voices of indigenous archaeologists have been included, and there is updated coverage of archaeological ethics and Cultural Resource Management. Recent findings are discussed, and there is expanded coverage of topics such as bioarchaeology and geoarchaeology.
600+ illustrations