Mark Q. Sutton

Discovering World Prehistory (eBook, ePUB)

Interpreting the Past through Archaeology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discovering World Prehistory introduces the general field of archaeology and highlights for students the difference between obtaining data (basic archaeology) and interpreting those data into a prehistory, a coherent model of the past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000533903
• Artikelnr.: 63518488

Autorenporträt

Mark Q. Sutton began his career in 1968, earning a BA (1972), an MA (1977), and a PhD (1987) in anthropology. He taught at California State University, Bakersfield from 1987 to 2007 where he retired as Emeritus Professor of Anthropology. He now teaches at the University of San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Archaeology: A Synergistic Discipline
1. The Discipline of Archaeology
2. A Brief History of Archaeology
Part II. Unearthing the Evidence
3. The Archaeological Record
4. Archaeological Investigation
5. Dating
6. Bioarchaeolgy: Testimonies of the Dead
7. Forging an Agile Past
8. Contexts of Interpretation
Part III. The Roots of Humanity
9. Humanity Emerging
10. The Lower Paleolithic: Homo erectus and Friends
11. The Middle Paleolithic: The Neanderthals and Friends
Part IV. The Upper Paleolithic and Beyond: A Prehistory of Modern Humans
12. The Later Prehistory of the Near East
13. The Later Prehistory of Africa
14. The Later Prehistory of Europe
15. The Later Prehistory of Asia
16. Australia and Oceania
17. A Prehistory of the Americas
18. After Prehistory: The Development of the First States