The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About The Past

This reference to the world of modern archaeology provides a practical understanding of what archaeology is, how archaeologists work, and how they interpret the evidence they find. This revised edition focuses on such critical new developments as: CAT scans, DNA analysis and facial reconstruction; computers and archaeology, including virtual reality reconstruction of buildings and pyramids; spectacular royal burials at Sipan; advances in the study of diet, including the chemical composition of human bones and food residues on vessels; new dating technologies; satellite and ground surveys, and what they reveal about Maya lifeways; new analyses of the Sutton Hoo ship burial, including "sand ghosts"; the latest ideas on megaliths and studies of the bones they contain; and techniques of underwater archaeology.

Title - The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About The Past

Edition -

Author - Jane McIntosh

ISBN 13 - 9780500281819

Imprint - Thames & Hudson Ltd

Publisher - Thames & Hudson Ltd

Date Published - 20/09/1999

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 185 x 248 x mm

Weight - g

Languages - English