Product Description

From the Abbevillean handaxe and the god Baal of the Canaanites to the Wisconsin and Wurm glaciations of America and Europe, the Yang Shao culture of neolithic China and Zinjanthropus, the "nutcracker man" of Africa, this dictionary describes, in more than 1,600 entries with cross-references, the sites, cultures, periods, techniques, terms and personalities of archaeology.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #896428 in Books
• Published on: 1982-03-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

A helpful text for any struggling student
This book is perfect for the student who just can't seem to get to grips with the thousands of different terminologies and methodologies used in Archaeology today. How many times have you started to write an essay and became stuck because you couldn't remember what on earth processional Archaeology was all about? It's not the kind of text you can reference, but it can really help give a broad overview that a print heavy textbook just seems to miss. My advice: if you're struggling, buy it. Saves having to keep trying to find it in the student library.