Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past

This new entry into the introductory archaeology market conveys the excitement of archaeological discovery while it explains how archaeologists think as they scientifically find, analyze, and interpret evidence. This books covers archaeological history, theory, and method comprehensively-at a reasonable level of detail-in language accessible to the reader, it presents a balanced treatment of scientific archaeology and postprocessual concerns about the interpretation of gender, ethnicity, and individuality in the archaeological record. For anyone interested in archeology!