Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0500281815, Paperback)

The Practical Archaeologist is a vital reference to the practice of archaeology, both traditional and new. The author is a working archaeologist, and her enthusiasm for the topic shines through. The book piques readers' curiosity with more than 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs, drawings, and charts throughout. Detailed chapters explore archaeological history, topography, methodology, tools and technology, interpretive techniques, and a month-by-month diary of the Billingsgate dig in London, during which 16 centuries of history were uncovered.

New to this edition are such critical developments as: Computers and archaeology, including virtual reality reconstruction of buildings Processes relating to CAT scans, DNA, and the reconstruction of faces from skulls Underwater archaeology New theories about megaliths and studies of the bones they contain Maya agricultural discoveries and a new chronology of the Maya based on recently deciphered glyphic inscriptions.