Archaeology: Excavating Our Past

Archaeology: Excavating Our Past book cover — CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 BRANCHES AND TRAINING 12 14 14 Training Artifacts Branches Classical Archaeology Anthropological Archaeology 15 in 15 17 18 20 21 CHAPTER 2 How ARCHAEOLOGISTS WORK The Archaeological Team Mohenjo Daro Preliminary Fieldwork Reconnaissance Techniques Reconnaissance Records 23 27 28 28 30 CHAPTER 3 ExCAVATION Preparation Digging Dating Record keeping Preservation 31 32 34 35 35 36 CHAPTER 4 INTERPRETING ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDs Chronological Analysis Relative Dating Absolute Dating Archaeoastronomy Contextual Analysis 40 42 43

Archaeology: Excavating Our Past — page 1 — 48 48 CHAPTER 5 HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY The First Archaeologists Before 1860 Welcoming the Paleolithic 1861 1901 New Theories 1901 32 Carleton Coon Archaeology and the Depression 1932 62 55 58 61 68 CHAPTER 6 RECENT TRENDS AND DISCOVERIES Nautical Archaeology Robert Ballard 75 Ancient Ruins Discovered in Cambodian Jungle 76 Unlocking More Stonehenge Secrets Technological Advancements Revolutionizing Archaeology 81 79 84 86 CoNCLUSION GLOSSARY FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR FURTHER READING 89 93 INDEX 95

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