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Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools
Mytum
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Description for Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools
Hardcover. This book examines tensions between teaching, research and local socio-cultural conditions in archeological field schools, and explores experiences associated with field schools. Covers disciplines such as geography, geology and environmental studies. Editor(s): Mytum, Harold. Num Pages: 261 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Archaeological field schools, notably in North America but also across the world, are seminal student experiences. They are also important vehicles by which research students and academic staff carry out fieldwork research, often away from the environs of their home institution. Field schools are teaching and research projects, but they also take place within a contemporary local context. This is the first ever collection of studies examining the tensions between teaching, research and local socio-cultural conditions, and explores the range of experiences associated with field schools. It will be of interest to all those wishing to attend a field school, ... Read more
Archaeological field schools, notably in North America but also across the world, are seminal student experiences. They are also important vehicles by which research students and academic staff carry out fieldwork research, often away from the environs of their home institution. Field schools are teaching and research projects, but they also take place within a contemporary local context. This is the first ever collection of studies examining the tensions between teaching, research and local socio-cultural conditions, and explores the range of experiences associated with field schools. It will be of interest to all those wishing to attend a field school, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461404323
SKU
V9781461404323
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99-15
About Mytum
Dr. Harold Mytum is the Director at the Centre for Manx Studies, in the Department of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology, at the School of Histories, Languages, and Cultures, University of Liverpool, UK.
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