Francesco Menotti

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond

Theory and Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond offers an appreciative study of the people, and their artefacts, who occupied a large variety of worldwide wetland archaeological sites. The volume also includes a comprehensive explanation of the processes involved in archaeological practice and theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 564
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 167mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1116g
• ISBN-13: 9780199571017
• ISBN-10: 0199571015
• Artikelnr.: 34225640

Autorenporträt

Francesco Menotti is Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Prehistory and Archaeological Science, at Basel University, Switzerland. He has been involved in wetland archaeological research for some fifteen years, working on various projects in different parts of Europe. His publications include 'The missing period': Middle Bronze Age lake-dwellings in the Alps (2001) and Living on the lake in prehistoric Europe (ed.) (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Figures
* Listof Maps
* List of Tables
* Dating Abbreviations
* 1: Wetland archaeology inside out
* 2: People-wetlands interactions through space and time
* 3: Living in and between the wetlands: resource potential and
adaptability
* 4: Abundant well-preserved evidence
* 5: In the field and beyond: survey, excavation, preservation and
conservation
* 6: Joint effort: a multidisciplinary scientific network
* 7: True or false? Learning via experiments
* 8: Wetland archaeology in a wider context
* 9: Being aware of and protecting wetland cultural heritage
* Epilogue
* Glossary
* Maps
* References
* Index