Beginners Guide To Archaeology

Author : Joe Flatman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780745044
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology written by Joe Flatman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it’s Tomb Raider or Roman coins, the conventional view of archaeology as a discipline solely preoccupied with long dead cultures is misleading. In fact, archaeology is better described as a mode of thought – one by which we can better understand our past, present and future. Indeed, by studying artefacts of past human activity, we can even learn to better tackle great contemporary challenges like high population density and climate change. Spanning the globe and centuries – from Mesolithic burials in Sweden to modern landfill sites in Arizona – Joe Flatman shows how to view the world with an archaeologist’s insight. What does a discarded food packet reveal about contemporary consumption patterns? How can infrared satellite imagery tell archaeologists where to undertake expensive excavation projects? What can archaeology reveal about the beginnings of the human race? Replete with textboxes highlighting key case studies from the history of the subject, and containing invaluable diagrams and photos illustrating the reality of being an archaeologist, this is the essential primer to reading landscapes, objects, and places.

Author : Louis A. Brennan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginner's Guide to Archaeology written by Louis A. Brennan and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outline guide to the planning, excavation and analysis of archaeological sites with a discussion of man's 40,000 years in the Western Hemisphere.

Author : Louis Arthur Brennan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginner's Guide to Archaeology written by Louis Arthur Brennan and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tony Robinson
Publisher : Channel 4 Book
ISBN 13 : 9780752215303
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology is Rubbish written by Tony Robinson and published by Channel 4 Book. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new offering from the Time Team duo of Robinson and Aston brings another entertaining and light-hearted book to our shelves. `This is the story of a fantasy dig readers undertake in their back gardens to find out what bits of rubbish are buried there'. What starts out as a small hole grows into a full-scale excavation involving mechanical diggers, and reveals the remains of a Roman villa under a proposed supermarket. In amongst this story, the authors answer many of the frequently asked questions about archaeology and archaeologists, about the history of the discipline and about how a dig works. Robinson and Aston are entertaining and amusing as always.

Author : Nancy Marie White
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470457813
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology For Dummies written by Nancy Marie White and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies offers a fascinating look at this intriguing field, taking readers on-site and revealing little-known details about some of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries. It explores how archaeology attempts to uncover the lives of our ancestors, examining historical dig sites around the world and explaining theories about ancient human societies. The guide also offers helpful information for readers who want to participate in an excavation themselves, as well as tips for getting the best training and where to look for jobs.

Author : Christopher Catling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857232915
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Step-by-step Guide to Archaeology written by Christopher Catling and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joe Flatman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113949855X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming an Archaeologist written by Joe Flatman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming an Archaeologist: A Guide to Professional Pathways is an engaging handbook on career paths in the area of archaeology. It outlines in straightforward fashion the entire process of getting a job in archaeology, including the various options; the training that is required; and how to get positions in the academic, commercial and government worlds. It also includes discussion of careers in related heritage professions such as museums and conservation societies. The book includes a series of interviews with real archaeologists, all young professionals who began their careers within the last ten years. These insider guides offer essential tips on how they got their first job and progressed in their careers. Written in an accessible style, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in the realities of archaeology in the 21st century.

Author : John D. Currid
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801022134
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible written by John D. Currid and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular introduction to archaeology and the methods archaeologists use to reconstruct the history of ancient Israel.

Author : Ben Egginton
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology for Beginners written by Ben Egginton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology for Beginners offers a crash course in the fundamentals of archaeological work. It is the go-to place for student and volunteer archaeologists attending their first dig, or for anyone with a passion for human history who wants to find out more about what archaeology is all about.As well as including a practical guide to archaeology - covering research, surveys, excavations and laboratory analysis - it also vanquishes many prevailing myths about archaeology that Hollywood has helped to instil within the general public.Myth number one: Archaeology isn't easy. It's a precise science; not a matter of grabbing a shovel and digging at random. But don't let that put you off. Without digging deeper, there's no challenge, and without a challenge there's no excitement... no breakthroughs... and no breath-taking discoveries.

Author : Christopher Catling
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780857232922
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Practical Handbook of Archaeology written by Christopher Catling and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated practical guide to archaeology is perfect for anyone with a passion for the past. The varied techniques involved in planning and conducting an excavation are discussed in detail, from the initial noninvasive survey and site-walking through to processing and recording finds on site. Learn how to locate buried archaeology through map regression and the study of aerial photographs; walk a site to sample the finds turned up by farming; or take part in a comprehensive site survey using the latest geophysical technology.With over 300 photographs and illustrations, this is an invaluable practical handbook on fieldwork techniques.