Archaeology In Practice: A Student Guide To Archaeological Analyses

"Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses" offers to students taking archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods. Written by specialists in material analyses, whose expertise represents a broad geographical range, "Archaeology in Practice" provides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology.

Each chapter is organized either by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics, stone artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such as dating, ethics, and report writing. "Archaeology in Practice" is written in a style that is accessible to students, and each chapter is amply referenced to provide readers with a guide to further resources on particular techniques and their applications. In addition, the book is enlivened and illustrated by boxed case studies throughout the main text.

"Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses" offers students in archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods and provides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology.
Written by specialists of material analyses, whose expertise represents a broad geographic range
Includes numerous examples of applications of archaeological techniques
Organized by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics, stone artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such as dating, ethics, and report writing
Written accessibly and amply referenced to provide readers with a guide to further resources on techniques and their applications
Enlivened by a range of boxed case studies throughout the main text