Product Description

This book provides an invaluable overview of a fascinating subject, presenting critical approaches to the understanding of our past.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #216009 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 14 pages

From the Back Cover

This second edition from our successful Basics series presents another chance to delve into this increasingly popular subject. Fully updated Archaeology: The Basics 2^nd edition has also been revised to reflect growth in areas such as material culture, human evolution and the political use of the past. Lively and engaging, some of the key questions answered include:

What are the basic concepts of archaeology?

How and what do we know about people and objects from the past?

What makes a good explanation in archaeology?

How do we know where to look?

From everyday examples to the more obscure, this is essential reading for all students, independent archaeologists and indeed all those who want to know more about archaeological thought, history and practice. A piece of broken pottery will never seem the same again.

About the Author

Clive Gamble is Professor of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London and Co-Director of the British Academy Centenary Project: From Lucy to language: the archaeology of the social brain.

Customer Reviews

Pretty good book for beginners in the topic
I had to read this book as part of a module I was taking at uni. I have never studied anything similar and I found it extremely difficult in the beginning. But I broke down the chapters and instead of reading them in the order they are written I read them in an order that was easier for me and it worked. It gives good insight in the topics around archaeology that have to do with rituals and processes in the ancient world and the terminology in general.