Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Smith, Claire (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Main Sections: Agriculture and Domestication
• Archaeology of Art
• Archaeology in the Modern World
• Archaeological Science
• Bioarchaeology and Human Osteology
• Classical Archaeology.-  Conservation and Preservation
• Cultural Heritage Management
• Environmental Archaeology
• Ethics
• Extreme Environments
• Field Archaeology
• Geographical and Cultural Overview Essays
• Historical Archaeology
• History of Archaeology
• Human Evolution.- Hunter-Gatherer and Mid-Range Societies
• Indiginous Archaeology
• Islamic Archaeology
• Legislation.- Medieval Archaeology
• Museums
• Near East
• Political and Social Archaeology
• Public Education
• Theory
• Underwater and Maritme Archaeology
• World Heritage.