Archaeology
Theories, Methods, and Practice
by Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn, Elizabeth DeMarrais
9th Edition
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Limited
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780500849989 |
| eText ISBN | 9780500849958 |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company Limited |
| Publishing Year | 2024 |
| Edition | 9th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 672 |
The textbook Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice, 9th Edition, provides college students and instructors with a structured introduction to the methods and analytical frameworks of modern archaeology. Published by W. W. Norton & Company Limited in 2024, this volume is co-authored by Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn, and Elizabeth DeMarrais to support undergraduate instruction.
The content spans fundamental field operations and analytical methods used to reconstruct past human lives. Specific topics include field survey methods, site excavation, absolute and relative dating techniques, and chronological ordering. Additional chapters investigate past social structures, environmental contexts, prehistoric diet and subsistence practices, technological manufacturing processes, and ancient systems of trade and exchange.
Each chapter opens with an important question that archaeologists evaluate in their professional work. This framing helps students approach material evidence methodically, making the book a practical resource for introductory and intermediate college courses in anthropology and archaeology.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Searchers: The History of Archaeology
Chapter 2: What is Left? The Variety of the Evidence
Chapter 3: Where? Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features
Chapter 4: When? Dating Methods and Chronology
Chapter 5: How Were Societies Organized? Social Archaeology
Chapter 6: What Was the Environment? Environmental Archaeology
Chapter 7: What Did They Eat? Subsistence and Diet
Chapter 8: How Did They Make and Use Tools? Technology and Material Culture
Chapter 9: What Contact Did They Have? Trade and Exchange
Chapter 10: What Did They Think? Cognition, Art, and Religion
Chapter 11: Who Were They? What Were They Like? The Bioarchaeology of People
Chapter 12: Why Did Things Change? Explanation in Archaeology
Chapter 13: Archaeology in Action: Five Case Studies
Chapter 14: Whose Past? Archaeology and the Public
Chapter 15: The Future of the Past: How to Manage the Heritage?
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