6th Edition

Archaeology An Introduction

By Hannah Cobb, Kevin Greene, Tom Moore Copyright 2024
536 Pages 132 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

536 Pages 132 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

536 Pages 132 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology. Archaeology: An Introduction explains how the subject emerged from an amateur pursuit in the eighteenth century into a serious discipline and explores changing trends in interpretation in recent decades. The authors convey the excitement of archaeology while helping readers to... Read more

List Of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Referencing

 

Chapter 1: The Idea of The Past

Chapter 2: Discovery and Investigation    

Chapter 3: Excavation 

Chapter 4: Dating The Past

Chapter 5: Archaeological Science;

Chapter 6 - Making Sense of The Past; 

Chapter 7: The Past In The Present And The Futurex;

 

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Hannah Cobb is Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy at the University of Manchester, UK.

Kevin Greene is Visiting Fellow in Archaeology at Newcastle University, UK.

Tom Moore is Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, UK.