This second edition of the classic textbook, The Archaeologist's Laboratory, is a substantially revised work that offers updated information on the archaeological work that follows fieldwork, such as the processing and analysis of artifacts and other evidence. An overarching theme of this edition is the quality and validity of archaeological arguments and the data we use to support them. The book introduces many of the laboratory activities that archaeologists carry out and the ways we can present research results, including graphs and artifact illustrations.
Part I introduces general topics concerning measurement error, data quality, research design, typology, probability and databases. It also includes data presentation, basic artifact conservation, and laboratory safety. Part II offers brief surveys of the analysis of lithics and ground stone, pottery, metal artifacts, bone and shell artifacts, animal and plant remains, and sediments, as well as dating by stratigraphy, seriation and chronometric methods. It concludes with a chapter on archaeological illustration and publication.
A new feature of the book is illustration of concepts through case studies from around the world and from the Palaeolithic to historical archaeology.The text is appropriate for senior undergraduate students and will also serve as a useful reference for graduate students and professional archaeologists.
Part I introduces general topics concerning measurement error, data quality, research design, typology, probability and databases. It also includes data presentation, basic artifact conservation, and laboratory safety. Part II offers brief surveys of the analysis of lithics and ground stone, pottery, metal artifacts, bone and shell artifacts, animal and plant remains, and sediments, as well as dating by stratigraphy, seriation and chronometric methods. It concludes with a chapter on archaeological illustration and publication.
A new feature of the book is illustration of concepts through case studies from around the world and from the Palaeolithic to historical archaeology.The text is appropriate for senior undergraduate students and will also serve as a useful reference for graduate students and professional archaeologists.
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"Ted Banning is awarded the Binford Family Award for Teaching Scientific Reasoning in Archaeology for his outstanding advocacy of scientific reasoning and practices in the classroom, diverse and vertically integrated teaching of scientific principles and critical thinking in textbooks, leadership in fostering basic scientific training in design and revision of undergraduate curricula including Specialist and Major programs, mentoring of graduates students, contributions to training in peer-reviewed scientific papers, and pedagogical outreach through diverse media. His sterling accomplishments over a lengthy teaching career are worthy model for teaching scientific reasoning in archaeology." (SAA Society for American Archaeology, 2024)
"I expect this new edition to become a key textbook for my archaeological lab sciences courses, and I recommend it to others who are teaching similar classes. ... this book should age better than others and remain a valuable teaching resource for many years to come." (Ellery Frahm, American Antiquity, February 23, 2021)
"I expect this new edition to become a key textbook for my archaeological lab sciences courses, and I recommend it to others who are teaching similar classes. ... this book should age better than others and remain a valuable teaching resource for many years to come." (Ellery Frahm, American Antiquity, February 23, 2021)