Table of Contents

Additional material and links to additional resources are listed against this table of contents in the electronic companion.

List of figures
List of skills
Acknowledgements
Introduction: How to use this text

PART I: UNDERSTANDING ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Archaeological Reconnaissance: Desktop study; Surface surveys; Geochemical prospection; Geophysical surveys; Aerial photography

Excavation: Why excavate?; Types of excavation; Excavation strategies and the process of excavation; The process of excavation; What records do archaeologists create?; Special cases; After excavation

Post-Excavation Analysis: Archaeometry; Visual examination; Scientific analysis of artefacts; Analysis of particular inorganic materials; Analysis of organic remains; After analysis

Understanding Dating in Archaeology: Relative dating; Absolute of chronometric dating

Archaeological Interpretation: Transformation processes; Making sense of the data; Why do archaeologists offer different interpretations of the past?

Managing the Past: Threats to archaeological remains; The protection of archaeological remains; Protection of artefacts; Protection through the planning process PPG 16; Who are the archaeologists?

Presenting the Past: Which past? Communicating archaeological knowledge

PART II: STUDYING THEMES IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Religion and Ritual: What is religion? What functions does religion serve? What kinds of religion were there? Religious change; Ritual activity; Identifying ritual and ritual sites; Landscape ritual and belief; Religious specialists

The Archaeology of Settlement: What does the archaeology of settlement cover?; Reconstructing ancient landscapes; Identifying human use of the landscape; Identifying the function(s) of archaeological sites; The use of space on archeological sites; Understanding structures

Material Culture and Economics: Subsistence: how did people in the past feed themselves?; Storage; Intensification; Trade and exchange; Studying materials, Specialisation; Art

Social Archaeology: What is social archaeology? Forms of social and political organisation; Power and social control; The archaeology of rank and status; The archaeology of gender; Population and ethnicity; Social change; Social conflict

PART III: EXAMINATION SUCCESS AND BEYOND

Doing an Archaeological Project: How to choose a topic; Basic research opportunities; Where to get help and advice; Planning and managing time and word limits; Recording evidence; Writing up

Preparing for your Archaeology Examination: Cataloguing your portfolio; Revision activities; Tackling exam papers; Mark schemes

Where to Next? Studying Archaeology in the UK: Below university level; At university; Stepping up to degree level

Finding the Best Information: Twenty very useful books; Archaeological booksellers; Journals; Gateway websites; Places to visit

Appendix: Answers and Mark Schemes
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index