Author: Peter G. Dorrell
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: archaeology, manuals, cambridge, conservation, photography
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 1995-05-26
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0521455545
ISBN-13: 9780521455541

This book describes the use and methods of photography in field archaeology, surveys, conservation and archaeological laboratories. This second edition deals with a number of new materials and types of equipment, particularly the growing use of video and electronic recording systems.Book DescriptionThis book describes the use and methods of photography in field archaeology, surveys, conservation and archaeological laboratories. The second edition considers a number of new materials and types of equipment, particularly the growing use of video and electronic recording systems.

Author: Helaine Silverma
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: archaeology, global, studies, blackwell, andean
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2004-05-28
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0631234012
ISBN-13: 9780631234012

This book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well-known centers of ancient civilization. Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the region’s earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later. Comprised of 13 newly commissioned chapters written by leading archaeologists representing current thinking in the field. Presents the central debates in contemporary Inca and Andean archaeology. Progresses chronologically and culturally to reveal the processes by which multiple Andean societies became incr

Author: Tim Champio
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: archaeology, one, world, studies, periphery, comparative, centre
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1995-11-15
List price: $61.95
ISBN-10: 0415122538
ISBN-13: 9780415122535

This volume uses the concepts of centre and periphery, especially as formulated by Wallerstein to explain the rise of European capitalist world systems, and applies them to archaeology. The studies in this volume consider how these concepts can be adapted to illuminate our understanding of pre-capitalist societies and long term social transformations.

Author: Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: principles, practice, guide, nas, archaeology, underwater
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-09-02
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1405175923
ISBN-13: 9781405175920

Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Long awaited second edition of what is popularly referred to as the NAS Handbook Provides a practical guide to underwater archaeology: how to get involved, basic principles, essential techniques, project planning and execution, publishing and presenting Fully illustrated with over 100 drawings and new colour graphics New chapters on geophysics, historical research, photography and video, monitoring and maintenance and conservation

Authors:J. D. Richards, N. S. Ryan,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: archaeology, manuals, cambridge, data, processing
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 1985-06-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0521257697
ISBN-13: 9780521257695

Specifically written for readers with no previous experience of computing, this book aims to give archaeologists a non-technical but thorough grounding in the use of computers. Every aspect of the subject is covered, from what computers actually look like to computer jargon which is lucidly explained. The authors deal with every stage of a computer project, from the recording and management of data to the presentation of results. They discuss the purpose and value of program packages, such as SPSS and GINO, and analyse the relative merits of individual programming languages. This book does not

Author: Willeke Wendrich
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: archaeology, global, studies, blackwell, egyptian
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2010-02-23
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1405149876
ISBN-13: 9781405149877

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldworkIllustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient worldExamines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspectiveVisually engaging with over 80 illustrationsChapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus on specific periods and key archaeological sites

Author: Clive Orto
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: archaeology, manuals, cambridge, sampling
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 2000-06-05
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 0521562260
ISBN-13: 9780521562263

The first overview of sampling for archaeologists for over twenty years, this manual offers a comprehensive account of the application of statistical sampling theory that is essential to modern archaeological practice, at a range of scales, from the regional to the microscopic. It includes a discussion of the relevance of sampling theory to archaeological interpretation, and considers its fundamental place in fieldwork and post excavation study. It demonstrates the vast range of techniques that are available, only some of which are widely used by archaeologists. A section on statistical theory