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A companion to archaeology

This companion features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology, aiming to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist
eBook, English, [2007]
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, [2007]
1 online resource (xxiv, 544 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780470998601, 9781282349742, 0470998601, 1282349740
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List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Analytical Archaeology; 2 The Great Dark Book: Archaeology, Experience, and Interpretation; 3 Archaeology and the Genetic Revolution; 4 Archaeology and Language: Methods and Issues; 5 The Archaeology of Gender; 6 Archaeology and Social Theory; 7 Materiality, Space, Time, and Outcome; 8 Archaeological Perspectives on Local Communities; 9 Archaeology and Technology; 10 Time, Structure, and Agency: The Annales, Emergent Complexity, and Archaeology; 11 Archaeological Dating; 12 Chronology and the Human Narrative