Tags: 5 million, abstract theory, academic discipline, american archaeology, ancient archaeology, anthropology archaeology, Archaeological, archaeological dig, archaeological digs, archaeological discoveries, archaeological finds, archaeological site, archaeological sites, archaeological survey, Archaeology, archaeology biblical, archaeology books, archaeology journal, archaeology museum, archaeology university, attempts, biblical archaeology, career, caves, DescriptionThis, deserts, discipline, excavation, globe, introduction, jobs archaeology, jungles, million years, mountain, mountain tops, new archaeology, past, pastime, popularity, Product, satellite, satellite photographs, Short, surveys, theory, Very
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Archaeology for KidArchaeology For Kid, What does an Archaeologist Really do? Kid Archeologist Activities, How to do a Garden Dig, Tools for the Aspiring Archaeologist. |
|
February 28th, 2010
Filed under:
Archaeology
|
|
|
|
|
5 Responses to “Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction”
February 28th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
…maybe a tad too short. The book does a good job of explaining what archaeology is and how is works. From microwear to monuments, from dating methods to grave robbing, from gender issues to mass tourism, the book tries to touch on almost everything that is linked to archaeology or related to it. In some ways it tries to cover too much for such a small book and I finished the book wishing for more details on the history of archaeology and how it works.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
It is a very good book if you want to learn about Archaeology, but not if you want information about the subject. It is a VERY quick overview. Nothing radical or extreme, and very objective.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
This would have been a better book if the author had given more examples of the aspects of archeology of which he spoke. For instance, Bahn wrote about theoretical archeology, but he never described an instance in which a researcher used theoretical archeology to arrive at a particular conclusion.
The book was easy to read, but I did not learn that much from it. Mostly what I got out of it was that carbon dating does not assume that the levels of radioactive carbon have been constant throughout history. Varves are a way of dating that involves counting the layers of annual sedimentation deposits in certain frosty locales.
The book needed to be short, but I thought he should cut back on the breadth and provide more specific info about what he does discuss. Some of the discussions are pointless. He goes on at length about archeology’s obligation to teach us about the past, but we all knew that anyway.
The humor was mildly amusing, but the writer is not a gifted comic.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Extremely funny and interesting introduction to the subject. I’m still reading it and I feel sad thinking about the moment when I’ll have read it. Even if you’re not interested in archaeology, believe me, when you’re through with this, you’ll run for the first book on the “Further reading” list. Especially if you’re in high school, like me, and are not sure what to do with your life, like me, READ THIS AND YOU WILL SEE THE MEANING OF LIFE!! THIS IS IT!!!
That would be all from me; read this book and write me and we can discuss it together. Au reservoir!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 28th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
This is a great book for anyone interested in archaeology. It is well written and concise, and it is highly readable for the layperson. I would even go so far as to call it entertaining! The author brings a lot of information to the table, cuts it down into bite-size bits, and serves it up with a distinct tongue-in-cheek flavor.
Rating: 5 / 5