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Environmental Archaeology
Umberto . Ed(S): Albarella
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Description for Environmental Archaeology
Hardback. Discusses the meaning and purpose we give to the expression 'environmental archaeology', and investigates the reasons for such a problem. This book is of interest to students who want to understand the essence of archaeology beyond the boundary of the individual sub-disciplines. Editor(s): Albarella, Umberto. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
Despite the fact that the human life of the past cannot be understood without taking into account its ecological relationships, environmental studies are often marginalised in archaeology. This is the first book that, by discussing the meaning and purpose we give to the expression `environmental archaeology', investigates the reasons for such a problem. This is achieved through the use of theoretical considerations and the aid of a number of case studies, which, by taking us from Anglo-Saxon England to pre-Columbian Venezuela, and from Classical Greece to late Antique Egypt, emphasise the potential of an integrated approach. The book is written ... Read more
Despite the fact that the human life of the past cannot be understood without taking into account its ecological relationships, environmental studies are often marginalised in archaeology. This is the first book that, by discussing the meaning and purpose we give to the expression `environmental archaeology', investigates the reasons for such a problem. This is achieved through the use of theoretical considerations and the aid of a number of case studies, which, by taking us from Anglo-Saxon England to pre-Columbian Venezuela, and from Classical Greece to late Antique Egypt, emphasise the potential of an integrated approach. The book is written ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Technology Library
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792367635
SKU
V9780792367635
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Ref
99-15
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