An Introduction To Archaeology Including Its History, Methodologies, And Subdisciplines

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Archaeology is the study of past human societies, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and ... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Archaeology is the study of past human societies, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data which they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes. Archaeology studies human history from the development of the first stone tools in eastern Africa 2.5 million years ago up until recent decades. It is of most importance for learning about prehistoric societies, when there are no written records for historians to study, and which makes up over 99% of total human history, from the Palaeolithic until the advent of literacy in any given society. The discipline involves surveyance, excavation and eventually analysis of data collected in order to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. This book provides an introduction to archaeology including antiquarian, excavation, Australian archaeology, and Biblical archaeology. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less