The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past
by Jane McIntosh
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Examines the history and evolution of archaeology, how contemporary archaeologists go about their work, and the use of modern scientific aids in the post-excavation process.Tags
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How we know what we know about the past.
Beschrijving en uiteenzetting van aard en functie van de archeologie als wetenschap met een overzicht en bespreking van gebruikte methoden, hulpmiddelen en verwante wetenschappen.
Mar 10, 2014Dutch
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Jane McIntosh, Ph.D., studied archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where she earned her doctorate. She has dug extensively in India, Britain, and Cyprus.
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- "In the study of Antiquity," wrote the English antiquarian William Camden (1551-1623), "there is a sweet food of the mind well befitting such as are of honest and noble disposition."
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Ultimately we hope to achieve a clear picture of the world of the past, the challenges it presented, the responses people made and their interactions with each other.
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