Archaeology: an Introduction

This fourth edition constitutes the most extensive reshaping of the text to date. In a lucid and accessible style Kevin Greene explains the discovery and excavation of sites, outlines major dating methods, gives clear explanations of scientific techn ...

The Archaeology of Disease

This text shows how scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester study evidence gleaned from written records and wor ...

The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past

This reference to the world of modern archaeology provides a practical understanding of what archaeology is, how archaeologists work, and how they interpret the evidence they find. This revised edition focuses on such critical new developments as: CA ...

The Archaeology of Human Bones

There is no greater direct evidence regarding earlier human populations than their physical remains. This volume provides a pragmatic and up-to-date account of forensic analysis of human skeletal remains and its application in tackling major historic ...

Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice

An introduction for students and enthusiasts of archaeology, expanded to incorporate advances in the field. Topics covered range from underwater methods to radiocarbon dating and 30 influential excavations are summarized. Modern techniques include DN ...

The Penguin Dictionary of Archaeology (Penguin Reference Books)

From the Abbevillean handaxe and the god Baal of the Canaanites to the Wisconsin and Wurm glaciations of America and Europe, the Yang Shao culture of neolithic China and Zinjanthropus, the "nutcracker man" of Africa, this dictionary describ ...

Archaeology: the Basics

This work is designed to provide its reader with everything they should know when embarking on archaeological studies whether they are A Level or first year students or indeed if they are simply an interested amateur. This textbook introduces the rea ...

Artifacts: Introduction to Early Materials and Technology

The Handbook of British Archaeology (Guides)

Minerva, 1998 In a book of this kind, a reviewer can have fun seeking omissions or inadequate descriptions. I have played this game over several hours and I find that, for such a wide-ranging reference work, this one seems commendably free of fault. ...

Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to Archaeological Excavation

This concise, readable, well-illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for almost all kinds of archaeology. It is aimed at professional and amateur archaeologists, at students at all levels and at every ...