Archaeology Essentials: Theories, Methods, and Practice - Softcover

Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500291594 ISBN 13: 9780500291597

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2015

Synopsis

The concise version of the bestselling introduction to archaeology, updated and in full color

Archaeology Essentials, already the most authoritative and accessible introduction on the market, has been updated with new discoveries, new technological innovations, revised pedagogical features, and improved illustrations. Written for today’s students, Archaeology Essentials is rigorous without being over-technical and thorough without being overwhelming. The only truly global archaeology textbook available in full color, the text also provides guidance for aspiring archaeologists in the form of compelling interviews with a worldwide selection of practicing archaeologists. The third edition of Archaeology Essentials is destined to become a classic of the field. 295 color illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Colin Renfrew is Disney Professor Emeritus of Archaeology and former Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. He is the author and editor of many books, including Before Civilization, Archaeology and Language, and Prehistory and coeditor (with Paul Bahn) of The Cambridge World Prehistory. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a life peer in the House of Lords.

Paul Bahn is co-author of Thames & Hudson's hugely influential and bestselling textbook Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, and has also published a variety of popular books, including Easter Island: Earth Island (with John Flenley), Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age (with Adrian Lister), and Images of the Ice Age, widely regarded as the standard introduction to cave art.

Review:

“If I had to recommend the best introductory textbook in general archaeology for undergraduate students who read English, this would be it. . . . but if one wants aspects relating the ancient Near East and Biblical cultures―one will have to supplement it with additional reading.”
- Aren M. Maeir, Biblical Archaeology Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500291594
• ISBN 13: 9780500291597
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352