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Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice Sixth Edition

by Colin Renfrew (Author), Paul Bahn (Author)
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The most authoritative and up-to-date archaeology textbook, revised and updated, and now in full color.

Since its first edition, Renfrew and Bahn’s Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice has been the leading academic source on what archaeologists do and how they do it. This indispensable resource is a comprehensive introduction to archaeology’s theories, methods, and practices in the field, the laboratory, and the library.

Archaeology is organized around the key questions that archaeologists ask about the past and details the theories and methods used to answer those questions, from technical methods to theoretical approaches. The Sixth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the newest developments in the field and features an attractive new full-color design with additional box features, extensive drawings, charts, and photographs.
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  4. Publisher
    Thames & Hudson
  5. Publication date
    April 1, 2012
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.25 x 1.5 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    656 pages
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Colin Renfrew is Disney Professor Emeritus of Archaeology and former Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. He is the author and editor of many books, including Before Civilization, Archaeology and Language, and Prehistory and coeditor (with Paul Bahn) of The Cambridge World Prehistory. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a life peer in the House of Lords.

Paul Bahn is co-author of Thames & Hudson's hugely influential and bestselling textbook Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, and has also published a variety of popular books, including Easter Island: Earth Island (with John Flenley), Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age (with Adrian Lister), and Images of the Ice Age, widely regarded as the standard introduction to cave art.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; Sixth edition (April 1, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 050028976X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500289761
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.28 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 1.5 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for information on Archeaology
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017
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I am currently working on my Anthropology/ Archaeology degree. This book help filled in gaps my teacher didn't teach on. I thoroughly enjoyed it because it's about my degree and is filled with information about Archaeology. I would recommend this book to a friend or for personal use, for the ones who are interested in Archaeology. However, it is a textbook for me, meaning it can have a few boring sections like any other textbook.
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Peter B
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting Read
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
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Got this for a class. My professor says it is archaeology porn, and he is right! The pictures in this textbook are just beautiful, and it is written in such a way that one Saturday I came home to find my wife reading it. She had been reading it for about four hours straight, she enjoyed it so much. Probably one of our favorite textbooks, so we'll probably end up keeping it and not selling it at the end of the semester.
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5.0 out of 5 stars EUC
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've Always Loved Archaeologoy
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
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When my husband and I were given the opportunity to travel to Greece in 2004, I realized how much I had studied archaeology when I was younger, but instead I am now reading about it and other books which I have picked up along the way. I really like the book, its just not a book to look at, but to learn from. Thank you.
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Andrea
5.0 out of 5 stars Much good. Wow. So archaeology
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2013
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It was shipped in excellent time (I desperately needed it to do an assignment for class and the school shop was all out) and in perfect condition! The information is useful and, although encyclopedic, a good read. It was most excellent indeed.
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Kristine
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014
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This text was required for an upper division college course in Methods and Theory of Archaeology. This text provides a great deal of information. It is not simply an overview of theories, methods, and practice; it is very detailed. There are a great number of photographs, side-bars with additional information, charts, and the like. It is certainly not a quick read, but if you're willing to devote the time to it, it is well worth it. It covers not only the history of the field of archaeology (key players, developments, changes in theory, etc.), but methodology used in the field and examples of those methods in practice.

The only downside, in my opinion, is the writing style: Renfrew is not known for writing concisely. For upper-division undergrad courses or graduate courses, it is a great choice. It is probably not appropriate for lower-division undergrad courses, due to the amount of information covered.

Overall, great book for learning about the field!
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Bruna
5.0 out of 5 stars I haven't read it all yet, but from what I have read it's a great book
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013
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It's very academic and at the same time not too much complicated.
I loved the boxes explaining more deeply some topic or a new one.
The sequence of the chapters it's very logic and gradative, great for the understanding of the subject.
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MousterianLithics
5.0 out of 5 stars Best introduction yet
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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This is one of those book you take to a college library to look up the references that are stated in further reading- if not take it to a desert island.
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mark wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2022
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I had the opportunity to participate as a volunteer in a local archaeological dig and in a spirit of over-optimistic enthusiasm bought this book as it was recommended by them paid, professional types supervising us eager amateurs. Needless to say my fifty something, unfit and v saggy muscles lasted a couple of hours, meaning I was soon majoring in tea/coffee making, and enjoying the autumn sun. Likewise the book, fascinating though it looks, is now languishing as a hefty bookend to all my other books bought when I should have known better.
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Deepak K Nair
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for Graduates!
Reviewed in India on August 2, 2015
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Prompt delivery on a discounted price. One would definitely fall in love with this book which is integrating almost all aspects of archaeology in concise, compact way without losing detailed nature of archaeological investigation. It also comes with a further suggested readings which are critical for further understanding of various chapters. Coloured images, box-leafs add extra interest and invite attention. Best book for archaeology at Graduate, Post-Graduate level.
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Jane Aldrich
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2013
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I gave this book 5 stars because it is a very interesting book for someone who is just learning about archaeology. This book was suggested by the course I am taking through Brown University "Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets. I recommend it for people who like detail and want to develop an appreciation for the many facets of archaeology..
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Germaine Hein
4.0 out of 5 stars A Manual that is very complete
Reviewed in France on August 6, 2014
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It is a very complete guide with all the recent updates. Useful as a guide for an archaeologist or amateur.
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Antonio Nogales
5.0 out of 5 stars Espectacular libro para los que desean iniciarse en la Arqueología.
Reviewed in Spain on May 23, 2013
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En primer lugar aclarar que escogí este libro por ser bibliografía recomendada en un curso on-line al cual me apunté, así que no tengo experiencia previa en la materia que trata ni conocimiento de ediciones anteriores o similares.
Para mi tiene aquellas cosas que más valoro en libros o publicaciones formativas: Estructura bien definida que abarca los conceptos básicos hasta otros muchos más desarrollados, claridad de exposición, una pasión contagiosa por lo que explica y sobre todo ilustraciones a todo color!.
La calidad de los materiales es también buena, vamos, que el libro "pesa", y papel satinado. En mi caso tuve una duda a la hora de comprarlo y que no terminan de aclarar en la descripción del libro, y es que hay dos alternativas de compra, una por más de 70 euros y esta que me compré por 42 euros. La diferencia por lo que he podido observar es que una es de tapa dura y por la que yo me decidí de cartoné, y no creo que eso sea razón suficiente para la abultada diferencia de precio...
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