Historical Archaeology
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12605-3 (ISBN)
The third edition of this popular textbook has been significantly revised and expanded to reflect recent developments and discoveries in this exciting area of study. Each chapter includes updated case studies which demonstrate the research conducted by professional historical archaeologists. With its engaging approach to the subject, Historical Archaeology continues to be an ideal resource for readers who wish to be introduced to this rapidly expanding global field.
Charles E. Orser, Jr., Research Professor at Vanderbilt University, is an anthropological historical archaeologist who investigates the modern world as it was created after about 1492. He is the author of over 90 professional articles and a number of books, has conducted excavations in the United States, Europe, and South America. . His research interests include post-Columbian historical archaeology; practice, network, and socio-spatial theory; enslavement; globalization and consumerism; social inequality, discrimination, and poverty. His regional interest is the Atlantic world, and his current project focuses on the early seventeenth-century Puritan colony on the island of Providencia, Colombia.
Section I: Foundations of Historical ArchaeologyChapter 1 What Is Historical Archaeology?
Chapter 2 A Brief History of Historical Archaeology
Chapter 3 Culture, History, and Archaeological Sites
Chapter 4 Time and Space
Section II: Doing Historical ArchaeologyChapter 5 Site Survey and Location in Historical Archaeology
Chapter 6 Pre-Excavation Fieldwork: Documents, Interviews, Buildings
Chapter 7 Archaeological Fieldwork: Field and Laboratory
Chapter 8 Artifacts and Interpretation in Historical Archaeology
Chapter 9 Historical Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management
Section III: Interpretation in Historical ArchaeologyChapter 10 Theory in Historical Archaeology
Chapter 11 The Historical Archaeology of Individuals and Groups
Chapter 12 Global Historical Archaeology and Modern-World Archaeology
Chapter 13 Historical Archaeology and The Past Today
Guide to Further Reading
Glossary
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 4 Tables, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
Gewicht | 730 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-12605-5 / 1138126055 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-12605-3 / 9781138126053 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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