Archaeology Essentials: Theories, Methods and Practice

by Paul G. Bahn, Colin Renfrew

An abridged version of the bestselling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it. This new volume has all the authority of Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn's groundbreaking guide to all aspects of archaeology, but it has been carefully rewritten to provide a readable and compact introduction to archaeology for those new to the field. No other book of this length can match its range of essential information and explanation.

Long-established techniques are carefully explained as well as exciting new methods as the authors describe the ways in which archaeologists seek to explain and interpret the remote past of humankind.
200 illustrations

Genres: Archaeology, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, History, Read For School

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2011

About the author

Paul G. Bahn is a British archaeologist, translator, writer and broadcaster who has published extensively on a range of archaeological topics, with particular attention to prehistoric art. He is a contributing editor to Archaeology magazine.

Reviews

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This textbook is far more readable than many other textbooks I've read in college. The main material is clear and concise, and the illustrations are effective at providing visual context for the ideas discussed. The pop-outs are somewhat less helpful, though they are designed to be deeper dives into side content, so perhaps they're simply doing what they're meant to do. I was quite impressed with the quality of this textbook and learned a lot as an introduction to archaeolgical practice.

[Gary Newman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introduction for me. I liked the early key advances section.

[Riversue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. It is clear and concise yet jam packed with fascinating details and a great overview of the basic theories of archaeology.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for university. Offered great introduction to archaeological practices.

[Raphaela Folia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

For an introduction survey style book it goes rather in depth into the more nitty gritty science behind archaeology. Overall, it is a good solid survey of the field. Some chapters, the more nitty gritty ones, were more challenging to get through than others. That said, I left feeling like I understood the subject a lot better, which was good.

[Katherine Christofferson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook is quite fascinating. I really enjoyed learning about archaeology, and this book was very clear with good definitions and examples.

[Rachel Bayles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear, concise, and well-written. Provides a taste of everything, without going too deeply into any one thing.

[Dejanira Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

.*still reading just dont feel like keeping track since it's a college textbook*