Archaeology(English, Paperback, Bahn Paul)

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Archaeology(English, Paperback, Bahn Paul) is written by Bahn Paul and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199657432 (ISBN 10) and 9780199657438 (ISBN 13).

This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology-a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. Special Features Part of relaunch of Very Short Introductions series Highly readable and entertaining account of the problems, concerns, and nature of archaeology Archaeology holds a growing fascination, as a pastime, career, and subject of academic study Paul Bahn is an acclaimed authority and popularizer of the subject, being a freelance writer and broadcaster, and author of the standard textbook for archaeology students