Introducing Archaeology, First Edition by Bob Muckle

by Robert J. Muckle

Introducing Archaeology provides a concise, affordable, and lively entrance into the fascinating discipline of archaeology. While covering all of the traditional aspects of archaeology, including prehistory and methods, the book is also the first to integrate the key twenty-first-century educational recommendations of the Society for American Archaeology and several other professional associations in North America. This provides a surprisingly fresh and contemporary take on archaeology, and one that situates the discipline within, but also beyond, the academy. The second edition covers new developments in the field and includes a new chapter on archaeology beyond mainstream academia. It also incorporates more examples taken from popular culture (e.g. tattoos, mummies, pirates, and global warming), new appendices, information on how to read archaeological materials, and online resources.

Genres: Nonfiction, Archaeology, Science

Paperback

First published August 23, 2006

Reviews

[Stacey Camp · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm obviously a little biased since I'm second author on this book :) thanks for reading!

[Riversue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good range of peer-reviewed papers - many from the mass market press like Scientific America

[Corrie's Book Nook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never know how to rate or review textbooks I read for school. That being said...

This semester for my anthology course, we learned what Archaeology is, and what it most certainly is not (definitely NOT Indiana Jones!). Muckle did a great job compiling the many facets of archaeology, and, explaining them in a way that was both informative and fun. The additional resources at the end of every chapter proved very useful. I may have gone down the Google rabbit hole a time or two over the timeline of this course.

[Riversue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful introductory text that covers the basics in a compelling but easy to read manner.