Archaeology The Science Of The Human Past 5Th Edition

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Taylor & Francis Archaeology The Science Of The Human Past 5Th Edition by Mark Q Sutton

Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past provides an introduction to the broad and fascinating world of archaeology from the scientific perspective. Conveying the exhilaration of archaeological work, it explores the ways archaeologists analyse and interpret evidence. Varying perspectives are considered to provide holistic coverage of archaeological techniques and methods and show how the complexity of the past can be captured by the empirical science of archaeology._x000D__x000D__x000D_The Fifth Edition has been updated and revised to include the latest archaeological approaches and the impact developments in archaeological science have made in recent years. The chapter on bioarchaeology has been completely rewritten to reflect these developments. Archaeology: An Introduction will allow students to understand the theoretical and scientific aspects of archaeology and how various archaeological perspectives and techniques help us understand how and what we know about the past._x000D_ _x000D_ Part I_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ What Is Archaeology?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 1_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Science of Archaeology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 2_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Backgrounds of Archaeology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 3_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Development of Contemporary Archaeology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part II_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Obtaining Information about the Past_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 4_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Archaeological Record_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 5_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Conducting Fieldwork_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 6_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Classification and Analysis of Artifacts_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 7_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Determining Time_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 8_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Bioarchaeology: Human Remains_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part III_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ INTERPRETING THE PAST_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 9_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Environment and Adaptation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 10_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 11_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Interpreting Past Cultural Systems_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 12_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Understanding Culture Change_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Part IV_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Public Archaeology_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 13_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Cultural Resource Management_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Chapter 14_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Archaeology in Today's World_x000D_