| Reviews |
| - 'Just as its name implies, this series features concise works that aim togive a crisp insight into otherwise complicated topics ... Paul Bahn has set out to provide an entertaining look into the main concerns of the discipline from its early days to today's modern projects all over the world ... complicated subjects are condensed and made simple, to whet the appetite or provide just enough
material for those with a casual interest.' - Bournemouth Evening Echo
- 'very lively indeed and remarkably perceptive - a quite brilliant and level-headed look at the curious world of archaeology.' - Barry Cunliffe, University of Oxford
- 'It is often said that well-written books are rare in archaeology, but this is a model of good writing for a general audience. [The] chapters rattle along, packed with information by never getting bogged down in too much details. The book is full of jokes, but its serious message-that archaeology can be a rich and fascinating subject-it gets across with more panache than any other book I know.' - Simon Denison, editor of British Archaeology
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| Description | | - Part of relaunch of Very Short Introductions series
- Highly readable and entertaining account of the problems, concerns, and nature of archaeology
- Archaeology holds a growing fascination, as a pastime, career, and subject of academic study
- Paul Bahn is an acclaimed authority and popularizer of the subject, being a freelance writer and broadcaster, and author of the standard textbook for archaeology students
| | This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology-a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly
every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. |
Readership: Anyone interested in archaeology as a hobby, career, or study.
| Contents |
Introduction; 1. The Origins and Development of Archaeology; 2. Making a Date; 3. Technology; 4. How Did People Live? 5. How Did People Think? 6. Settlement and Society; 7. How and Why Did Things Change? 8. Minorities and Sororities; 9. Presenting the Past to the Public; 10. The Future of the Past; Further Reading; Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Paul Bahn
Illustrations by Bill Tidy
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