Archaeology : a very short introduction / Paul Bahn ; with illustrations by Bill Tidy.

By: Bahn, Paul GContributor(s): Tidy, Bill, 1933-Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions: 10.Edition: 2 edition ; fully updated new editionDescription: xviii, 118 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199657438 (pbk.); 0199657432 (pbk.)Subject(s): ArchaeologyDDC classification: 930.1 LOC classification: CC165 | .B27 2012
Contents:
Introduction -- The origins and development of archaeology -- Making a date -- Technology -- How did people live? -- How did people think? -- Settlement and society -- How and why did things change? -- Minorities and sororities -- Presenting the past to the public -- The future of the past.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114) and index.

Introduction -- The origins and development of archaeology -- Making a date -- Technology -- How did people live? -- How did people think? -- Settlement and society -- How and why did things change? -- Minorities and sororities -- Presenting the past to the public -- The future of the past.

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Paul Bahn is a freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster in archaeology. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries magazine, vice-president of the Easter Island foundation, and corresponding member of the Archaeological Institute of America.

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