Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smith, Claire (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Cultural heritage.; Philology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Cultural Heritage.; Classical Studies.

Archaeology – the study of human cultures through the analysis and interpretation of artefacts and material remains – continues to captivate and engage people on a local and global level. Internationally celebrated heritage sites such as the pyramids—both Egyptian and Mayan—Lascaux caves, and the st...