Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record - Couverture souple

Schiffer, Michael Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874805139 ISBN 13 : 9780874805130

Editeur : University of Utah Press,U.S., 2002

Synopsis

This handbook synthesizes the most important principles of cultural and environmental formation processes for both students and practicing archaeologists.

Formation Process of the Archaeological Record embodies a vision that the cultural past is knowable, but only when the nature of the evidence is thoroughly understood. It shows how the past is accessible in practice by identifying variability introduced by the diverse effects of people and nature that in some sum, form the archaeological record.

For students, it is intended as both an introduction and guide in method and theory, field work, and analysis. Practicing archaeologists will find it a valuable checklist of sources of variability when observations on the archaeological record are used to justify inferences.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Schiffer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Utah Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874805139
• ISBN 13: 9780874805130
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible