7th Edition

Archaeology The Science of the Human Past

By Mark Q. Sutton Copyright 2025
420 Pages 135 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 135 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 135 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past introduces students to the wide-ranging and fascinating world of archaeology and provides them with a comprehensive understanding of fundamental archaeological concepts and methods. The seventh edition keeps pace with the developments in archaeological science with up-to-date information on dating, artifact analyses, and remote sensing. Theoretical... Read more

Acknowledgments; About the Author; To the Instructor; To the Student; Part I What is Archaeology? – Chapter 1 The Science of Archaeology; Chapter 2 Background of Archaeology; Chapter 3 The Development of Contemporary Archaeology; Part II Obtaining Information About the Past – Chapter 4 The Archaeological Record; Chapter 5 Conducting Fieldwork; Chapter 6 Classification and Analysis of Artifacts; Chapter 7 Determining Time; Chapter 8 Bioarchaeology: Human Remains; Part III Interpreting the Past –  Chapter 9 Environment and Adaptation; Chapter 10 Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence; Chapter 11 Interpreting Past Cultural Systems; Chapter 12 Understanding Change; Part IV Public Archaeology – Chapter 13 Cultural Resource Management; Chapter 14 Archaeology in Today’s World; Glossary; References; Index.

Biography

Mark Q. Sutton is an emeritus professor of anthropology at California State University, Bakersfield, USA.