The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

By Timothy Darvill

Book Overview

Here is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and useful guide to the language of archeology. With more than 4,000 original entries mapping the world of archeological theory and research, this book details the concepts, methods, materials, artifacts, findings, and sites around the world. This A-to-Z resource is a virtual introduction to archeology as a science, covering its key themes, trends, techniques, and major figures, as well as its principal discoveries and findings in all parts of the world. Included are quick reference guides to chronological periods and traditions, lists of abbreviations and key historical figures, and detailed portraits of the archeology of key sites from around the world. The Dictionary is unique in providing full coverage of the principles and theoretical perspectives that are the foundations of the field, as well as American and British legislation relevant to archeological sites and research. For students teachers, scholars, for armchair and amateur archeologists, the Dictionary is an invaluable resource-and a much-needed tool.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192116495
• ISBN13: 9780192116499
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 518 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.4" x 2.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

helpful though

it helps me translating into french articles of scholars in the fields of archaeology and egyptology, I'm fond of. though I must look elsewhere, for articles are very technical, and numbers of terms don't appear.