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A Companion to Archaeology
Bintliff
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Description for A Companion to Archaeology
Hardback. Features essays on different types of archaeology that intends to define the field and describes what it means to be an archaeologist. This title shows that contemporary archaeology is a broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies. Editor(s): Bintliff, John. Num Pages: 568 pages, 56. BIC Classification: GBC; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1132.
A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist.
- Shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies.
- Includes essays by experts in reading the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and by professionals who present the past through heritage management and museums.
- Introduces the reader to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy of archaeology, those who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631213024
SKU
V9780631213024
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bintliff
John Bintliff is Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology at Leiden University.
Reviews for A Companion to Archaeology
"What distinguishes [this book] is its structure: instead of hundreds of entries discussing individual sites, a limited number of well-known authors take a thematic approach to presenting the subject.... The book will be read with pleasure by general readers and academic alike." (Ancient East and West, 2008) "A stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and ... Read more