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An expert's sourcebook of answers to the public's frequently asked archaeology questions
Author : Evan Peacock
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 27,24 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781578067671
An expert's sourcebook of answers to the public's frequently asked archaeology questions
Author : Willem Willems
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,56 MB
Release : 2007-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1782975705
Quality Management in Archaeology deals with the effects of the profound changes that have had an impact on the discipline of archaeology all over the world. In North America, in Europe and increasingly in other parts of the world, new legislation and international treaties have changed its position in society. What was once a university based research activity by a limited number of academics has become a socially relevant field with many practitioners that are mostly employed in some branch of archaeological resource management. Archaeology has been successful in persuading governments and the general public that more should be done to preserve archaeological heritage and to investigate it where it will be irretrievably lost. The scale and frequency of archaeological work has increased vastly, at considerable cost to society. Consequently, there is pressure to do the work efficiently and economically. At the same time, academic standards have to be maintained to assure that the end result will be the relevant knowledge about the past that society pays for. Different countries have found different approaches and solutions to deal with this dilemma. Sometimes commercial archaeology is allowed, sometimes it is not, but in every national context quality has to be managed in some way. This book presents a survey by specialists from the US, Canada, and several European countries on how this is done, what the principles are, and also the priorities. It will be useful for anyone interested in archaeological resource management.
Author : Evan Peacock
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1604736437
How old is this arrowhead? Is there really gold in that Indian mound? What tribe left all these artifacts behind? Can the government take my artifact collection away? For more than twenty years, Evan Peacock, an archaeologist at Mississippi State University, has been fielding and answering questions such as these from the public. In Mississippi Archaeology Q & A, he gathers those answers in one place to give landowners, history buffs, arrowhead hunters, and students new to archaeology an invaluable handbook of dos and don'ts. Peacock writes for the lay reader, supplies humorous anecdotes from his years in the field, and never scolds. Instead he respectfully introduces the neophyte to the wonders of the remarkable prehistoric and historic remains throughout the Magnolia State. Rather than pursuing a hobby in a destructive manner, in-formed artifact collectors can and do contribute to the field. This book offers solid suggestions on how enthusiasts can play a helpful role. Mississippi Archaeology Q & A explains the basic methods that archaeologists use to find, explore, and interpret ancient sites. In a clear and straightforward manner, Peacock divulges what he has learned about landowners' rights and other legal issues. The guide describes many important archaeological sites in Mississippi and adjacent states and the different kinds of artifacts commonly found in the region. For people who wish to protect a site or for those who would like to sell a site or obtain a tax break for its preservation, this guide contains critical information. While the book focuses closely on Native American artifacts, it also thoroughly treats the full range of Mississippi's historical treasures from the remnants of pioneer settlers to Civil War curios.
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Page : 1176 pages
File Size : 36,11 MB
Release : 2002
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Author : American Anthropological Association
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Page : 780 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Anthropology
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Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
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Category : Nuclear power plants
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Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 2010
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Page : 558 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Civil engineering
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Author : Vera Tiesler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 48,22 MB
Release : 2022-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000586278
This volume brings together a range of contributors with different and hybrid academic backgrounds to explore, through bioarchaeology, the past human experience in the territories that span Mesoamerica. This handbook provides systematic bioarchaeological coverage of skeletal research in the ancient Mesoamericas. It offers an integrated collection of engrained, bioculturally embedded explorations of relevant and timely topics, such as population shifts, lifestyles, body concepts, beauty, gender, health, foodways, social inequality, and violence. The additional treatment of new methodologies, local cultural settings, and theoretic frames rounds out the scope of this handbook. The selection of 36 chapter contributions invites readers to engage with the human condition in ancient and not-so-ancient Mesoamerica and beyond. The Routledge Handbook of Mesoamerican Bioarchaeology is addressed to an audience of Mesoamericanists, students, and researchers in bioarchaeology and related fields. It serves as a comprehensive reference for courses on Mesoamerica, bioarchaeology, and Native American studies.
Author : David G. Anderson
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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Archaeological thefts
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