Archaeology / Robert L. Kelly, David Hurst Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Robert L., 1957-

Contributor:

Thomas, David Hurst.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 468 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, [2013]

Summary:

Kelly (U. of Wyoming) and Thomas (American Museum of Natural History) update again their introductory textbook explaining what archaeology is, who does it, and why anyone should care. It departs from many such works by focusing on topics of interest to young people, and grappling with controversial matters such as digging up the dead and climate change. Among the topics are the structure of archaeological inquiry, why archaeologists dig square holes, the dimensions of archaeology, reconstructing social and political systems of the past, and caring for America's cultural heritage. Thomas wrote the 1979 first edition; Kelly came on board with the fourth. The previous edition was published in 2010. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Meet some real archaeologists

The structure of archaeological inquiry

Doing fieldwork : surveying for archaeological sites

Doing fieldwork : why archaeologists dig square holes

Geoarchaeology and site formation processes

Chronology building : how to get a date

The dimensions of archaeology : time, space, and form

Taphonomy, experimental archaeology, and ethnoarchaeology

People, plants, and animals in the past

Bioarchaeological approaches to the past

Reconstructing social and political systems of the past

The archaeology of the mind

Understanding key transitions in world prehistory

Historical archaeology : insights on American history

Caring for America's cultural heritage

Archaeology's future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-440) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781111829995

1111829993

OCLC:

779962567