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Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

by Bill Tidy MBE (Illustrator), Paul G. Bahn (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

This very short introduction reflects 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. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain-tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. This book looks at the main concerns and methods of archaeology today, and points towards the challenges of the future.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 112
 Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 03 Oct 1996
ISBN 10: 0192853252
ISBN 13: 9780192853257

Media Reviews
Few introductory volumes on archaeology have covered the entire scope of the field in as lively and entertaining a fashion as this short book....It would be useful as a reader in introductory archaeology classes. Professional archaeologists should also enjoy reading this
book....Interesting....Refreshing. --Charles C. Boyd, Radford University
Superb! Just the sort of fast-paced introduction one needs to help stoke the fires of one's students' curiosity. --John J. Shea, State University of New York at Albany
A series of acute and entertaining short essays on the subject's great themes....It is often said that well-written books are rare in archaeology, but this is a model of good writing for a general audience....Packed with information but never get[s] bogged down in too much detail....Its serious
message--that archaeology can be a rich and fascinating subject--it gets across with more panache that any other book I know. --Simon Denison, Editor, British Archaeology


Few introductory volumes on archaeology have covered the entire scope of the field in as lively and entertaining a fashion as this short book....It would be useful as a reader in introductory archaeology classes. Professional archaeologists should also enjoy reading this
book....Interesting....Refreshing. --Charles C. Boyd, Radford University
Superb! Just the sort of fast-paced introduction one needs to help stoke the fires of one's students' curiosity. --John J. Shea, State University of New York at Albany
A series of acute and entertaining short essays on the subject's great themes....It is often said that well-written books are rare in archaeology, but this is a model of good writing for a general audience....Packed with information but never get[s] bogged down in too much detail....Its serious
message--that archaeology can be a rich and fascinating subject--it gets across with more panache that any other book I know. --Simon Denison, Editor, British Archaeology

Few introductory volumes on archaeology have covered the entire scope of the field in as lively and entertaining a fashion as this short book....It would be useful as a reader in introductory archaeology classes. Professional archaeologists should also enjoy reading this book....Interesting....Refreshing. --Charles C. Boyd, Radford University
Superb! Just the sort of fast-paced introduction one needs to help stoke the fires of one's students' curiosity. --John J. Shea, State University of New York at Albany
A series of acute and entertaining short essays on the subject's great themes....It is often said that well-written books are rare in archaeology, but this is a model of good writing for a general audience....Packed with information but never get[s] bogged down in too much detail....Its serious message--that archaeology can be a rich and fascinating subject--it gets across with more panache that any other book I know. --Simon Denison, Editor, British Archaeology


Few introductory volumes on archaeology have covered the entire scope of the field in as lively and entertaining a fashion as this short book....It would be useful as a reader in introductory archaeology classes. Professional archaeologists should also enjoy reading this book....Interesting....Refreshing. --Charles C. Boyd, Radford University


Superb! Just the sort of fast-paced introduction one needs to help stoke the fires of one's students' curiosity. --John J. Shea, State University of New York at Albany


A series of acute and entertaining short essays on the subject's great themes....It is often said that well-written books are rare in archaeology, but this is a model of good writing for a general audience....Packed with information but never get[s] bogged down in too much detail....Its serious message--that archaeology can be a rich and fascinating subject--it gets across with more panache that any other book I know. --Simon Denison, Editor, British Archaeology


Author Bio

Dr. Paul Bahn is a freelance writer and broadcaster. His many publications include the acclaimed textbook Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (co-written with Colin Renfrew), Easter Island, the highly illustrated Images of the Ice Age, and the Collins Dictionary of Archaeology.