Product Description

Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage, excellent graphics and well-organized layout, this introduction for students and enthusiasts of archaeology has been expanded to incorporate all the latest developments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75800 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

Review
'The most complete, wide-ranging and usable archaeological textbook in the world to date' - Nicholas Saunders, The Times Higher Education Supplement; 'Exactly what is required for first-year students' - Barry Cunliffe, University of Oxford; 'A text of impressive scope and detail... has the most global perspective on modern archaeology of any I have ever seen' - Glen H. Doran, Florida State University

About the Author
Colin Renfrew is Disney Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including Before Civilization, Archaeology and Language and Figuring It Out: the Parallel Visions of Artists and Archaeologists. Paul Bahn is a prehistorian and archaeological writer. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including the standard introduction to cave art, Journey through the Ice Age.

Customer Reviews

A must have!
If your an archaeologist or a student of archaeology then dont go anywhere without your copy, trust me you wont regret it!

Excellent
Cannot recommend this book too highly, really superb. Unfortunately, for reasons best known to themselves, the Open University did not choose this as their set book for the 1st year of their Classics MA but chose the Kevin Greene book instead, about which the less said the better. If you are a first year archaeology student or just interested in archaeology and you have a choice please buy this book before any other on archaeology, you won't regret it.

Keep to hand
If you are considering studying archaeology or if you have a serious interest in it then this book will never leave your side. It is recommended reading by many teachers of the subject. The clear index means that you do not have to read the book from cover to cover, instead you can use the considered overview as a starting point for your further research.
I have used this book from undergrad to postgrad work, it is still my first port of call.