Archaeology

Archaeology
Seventh Edition
Robert L. Kelley / David Hurst Thomas
© 2017



Contents

1. Meet Some Real Archaeologists
2. The Structure of Archaeological Inquiry
3. Doing Fieldwork: Surveying for Archaeological Sites
4. Doing Fieldwork: Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes
5. Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes
6. Chronology Building: How to Get a Date
7. The Dimensions of Archaeology: Time, Space, and Form
8. Taphonomy, Experimental Archaeology, and Ethnoarchaeology
9. People, Plants, and Animals in the Past
10. Bioarchaeological Approaches to the Past
11. Reconstructing Social and Political Systems of the Past
12. The Archaeology of the Mind
13. Understanding Key Transitions in World Prehistory
14. Historical Archaeology: Insights on American History
15. Caring for Our Cultural Heritage
16. Archaeology’s Future