About the Book
Over 4,000 entries, 150 new to this edition
Revised and fully updated A-Z guide to all aspects of archaeology
Recommended up-to-date web links for over 100 entries, accessible via the companion website
Covers key archaeological sites around the world, with special focus on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas
Entries include terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television
Strong coverage of archaeological resource management and archaeological theory
New to this edition
The text has been revised and fully updated
150 new entries on archaeological sites, terms, movements, and people
Recommended web links for over 100 entries, updated via the Dictionary of Archaeology companion website
The most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available. Over 4,000 entries cover the terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television. Topics covered include artefacts, techniques, terminology, people, sites, and periods, and specialist areas such as industrial and maritime archaeology. The second edition is fully revised and updated, now including 150 new entries on archaeological sites, terms, movements, and people, plus extended coverage of archaeological resource management and archaeological theory. The dictionary's primary focus is on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, as these are the regions where archaeology has become an established academic and vocational subject, but it includes key archaeological sites around the world.
A quick-reference section covers chronological periods around the world, Egyptian rulers and dynasties, Roman rulers and dynasties, rulers of England to AD 1066, and principal international conventions and recommendations.
New to this edition, recommended web links for over 100 entries are updated on the Dictionary of Archaeology companion website.
Readership: Students and teachers of archaeology, professional and amateur archaeologists, students and teachers in related fields such as history, anthropology, and classics.