Methods and Aims in Archaeology
Methods and Aims in Archaeology
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USDA pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. In this short but classic work of 1904, he explains his vision for the young science of archaeology. Petrie outlines his processes and goals for an excavation, offering advice on how to manage workers drawn from the local population as well as guidance on creating a thorough record of a dig, the importance of which had not been fully appreciated by many contemporary archaeologists. His methods were highly influential in their more systematic and scientific approach to archaeology at a time when many of its practitioners were more focused on acquiring attractive artefacts than advancing knowledge. The text is accompanied by 66 illustrations. Petrie wrote prolifically throughout his long career, and a great many of his other publications - for both specialists and non-specialists - are also reissued in this series.
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September 2013Paperback
9781108065979
274 pages
216 × 140 × 16 mm
0.35kg
40 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The excavator
- 2. Discrimination
- 3. The labourers
- 4. Arrangement of work
- 5. Recording in the field
- 6. Copying
- 7. Photographing
- 8. Preservation of objects
- 9. Packing
- 10. Publication
- 11. Systematic archaeology
- 12. Archaeological evidence
- 13. Ethics of archaeology
- 14. The fascination of history
- Index.
