Archaeology : a very short introduction / Paul Bahn ; with illustrations by Bill Tidy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bahn, Paul G.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Preface; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 The Origins and Development of Archaeology; 2 Making a Date; 3 Technology; 4 How Did People Live?; 5 How Did People Think?; 6 Settlement and Society; 7 How and Why Did Things Change?; 8 Minorities and Sororities; 9 Presenting the Past to the Public; 10 The Future of the Past; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-160638-3

9786611769925

0-19-154009-9

1-281-76992-4

OCLC:

435772845