Archaeology: Theories, Methods and PracticeThames & Hudson, 2008 - 656 pages This best-selling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it has now been completely revised. Structured according to the key questions that archaeologists ask themselves, it provides coverage of all the major developments in methods, science, technology, and theory.For the fifth edition, the voices of indigenous archaeologists have been included, and there is updated coverage of archaeological ethics and Cultural Resource Management. Recent findings are discussed, and there is expanded coverage of topics such as bioarchaeology and geoarchaeology. |
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... MAYA CALENDAR The Maya calendar was one of great precision , used for recording dates in inscriptions on stone columns or stelae erected at Maya cities during the Classic period ( AD 300-900 ) . The elucidation of the calendar , and the ...
... MAYA CALENDAR The Maya calendar was one of great precision , used for recording dates in inscriptions on stone columns or stelae erected at Maya cities during the Classic period ( AD 300-900 ) . The elucidation of the calendar , and the ...
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... Maya writing ; they use the remarkably precise Maya calendar ; they tell us something of the Maya view of the cosmos ; and they provide a series of well - dated royal events as a framework to Maya history . In doing so they make major ...
... Maya writing ; they use the remarkably precise Maya calendar ; they tell us something of the Maya view of the cosmos ; and they provide a series of well - dated royal events as a framework to Maya history . In doing so they make major ...
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... MAYA COLLAPSE Contrary to widespread belief , Maya civilization did not suffer a single , sudden , and total collapse . When the Spaniards reached northern Yucatán in the early 16th century they found dense populations of Maya ...
... MAYA COLLAPSE Contrary to widespread belief , Maya civilization did not suffer a single , sudden , and total collapse . When the Spaniards reached northern Yucatán in the early 16th century they found dense populations of Maya ...
Table des matières
Introduction | 9 |
How Did They Make and Use Tools? | 10 |
BOX FEATURES | 11 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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