Book Description
Profiles archaeolgists who have made significant contributions to dinsosaur research, and describes their work.
Author : Lorna Greenberg
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,74 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531118573
Profiles archaeolgists who have made significant contributions to dinsosaur research, and describes their work.
Author : John Collis
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 1996-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0750954183
This concise and fully illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for all kinds of archaeology. It presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. John Collis uses his 40 years of excavation experience to recommend practical solutions to problems, and considers the impact of computerisation and other technical innovations. He also describes the history and development of archaeological excavation which provides a background to the methods employed today. This practical common sense guide should find a place on the bookshelf of everyone who practices archaeology on a professional or amateur basis, and is illuminating reading for anyone who wants to understand how archaeologists can recover the past by digging in the soil.
Author : Richard F. Veit
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780813531137
When people think of archaeology, they commonly think of unearthing the remains of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Central or South America. But some fascinating history can be found in your own New Jersey backyard 3/4 if you know where to look. Richard Veit takes readers on a well-organized guided tour through four hundred years of Garden State development as seen through archaeology in Digging New Jerseys Past. This illustrated guidebook takes readers to some of the states most interesting discoveries and tells us what has been learned or is being learned from them. The diverse array of archaeological sites, drawn from all parts of the state, includes a seventeenth-century Dutch trading post, the site of the Battle of Monmouth, the gravemarkers of freed slaves, and a 1920s railroad roundhouse, among others. Veit begins by explaining what archaeologists do: How do they know where to dig? What sites are likely to yield important information? How do archaeologists excavate a site? How are artifacts cataloged, stored, and interpreted? He then moves through the states history, from the contact of first peoples and explorers, to colonial homesteads, Revolutionary War battlefields, cemeteries, railroads, and factories. Veit concludes with some thoughts about the future of archaeological research in New Jersey and with suggestions on ways that interested individuals can become involved in the field.
Author : Leonard Woolley
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN :
Author : Rebecca Yamin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0300142641
Beneath the modern city of Philadelphia lie countless clues to its history and the lives of residents long forgotten. This intriguing book explores eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia through the findings of archaeological excavations, sharing with readers the excitement of digging into the past and reconstructing the lives of earlier inhabitants of the city.Urban archaeologist Rebecca Yamin describes the major excavations that have been undertaken since 1992 as part of the redevelopment of Independence Mall and surrounding areas, explaining how archaeologists gather and use raw data to learn more about the ordinary people whose lives were never recorded in history books. Focusing primarily on these unknown citizens-an accountant in the first Treasury Department, a coachmaker whose clients were politicians doing business at the State House, an African American founder of St. Thomas’s African Episcopal Church, and others-Yamin presents a colorful portrait of old Philadelphia. She also discusses political aspects of archaeology today-who supports particular projects and why, and what has been lost to bulldozers and heedlessness. Digging in the City of Brotherly Love tells the exhilarating story of doing archaeology in the real world and using its findings to understand the past.
Author : Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1988
Category :
ISBN : 9780850978131
Author : David Veart
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781869404659
In this book David Veart walks alongside New Zealand archaeologists as they dig up the past on top of volcanoes and beneath city streets, in Maori pa and explorers huts.
Author : Michael Gibson
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 37,41 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Archaeology
ISBN :
Author : Judy Monroe Peterson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435849582
This book offers insight into the fascinating field of archaeology. It examines what archaeologists do and what they have learned about past civilizations.
Author : Diane Marczely Gimpel
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629683010
Every new and groundbreaking archaeological discovery refines our understanding of human history. This title examines the exploration and study of Pompeii. The book explores the lives of the city's builders and the city's destruction, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts. Well-placed sidebars, vivid photos, helpful maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of the topic. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.