文档介绍：Edited by Balme and Paterson
Archaeology in Practice Edited by Jane Balme
“prehensive, instructive, and user-friendly guide assembles the work of leading and Alistair Paterson
experts to fill a key niche in archaeological analysis. It will prove an invaluable aid to
both students and teachers.”
Claire Smith, President, World Archaeological Congress
“Moving beyond theoretical debates that began in the 1960s, this book shows how
scientifically-grounded archaeological analysis can solve problems encountered in the
field and laboratory directly and convincingly. Bravo!”
Richard Gould, Brown University
Archaeology in Practice Archaeology
Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses offers to students on
archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological
methods. Written by specialists in material analyses, whose expertise represents a broad
geographical range, Archaeology in Practice provides insight into the breadth of modern
archaeology.
Each chapter anized either by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics, stone
artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such as dating, ethics, and report
writing. Archaeology in Practice is written in a style that is accessible to students, and
each chapter is amply referenced to provide readers with a guide to further resources Archaeology
on particular techniques and their applications. In addition, the book is enlivened and
illustrated by boxed case studies throughout the main text.
The editors
Jane Balme is Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia.
Alistair Paterson is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Western Australia. in Practice
A Student Guide to
Main cover image: Archaeologist at dig site in Colonial Williamsburg, USA, © Tim Wright / CORBIS
Small cover image: Student in archaeology lab at University of Western Australia, © 2004 Alistair Paterson
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