Engaging Archaeology Paperback - 2018

Name: Engaging Archaeology: 25 Case Studies in Research Practice
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Author: Stephen W. Silliman
ISBN: 9781119240518

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From the publisher

Bringing together 25 case studies from archaeological projects worldwide, Engaging Archaeology candidly explores personal experiences, successes, challenges, and even frustrations from established and senior archaeologists who share invaluable practical advice for students and early-career professionals engaged in planning and carrying out their own archaeological research.

With engaging chapters, such as 'How Not to Write a PhD Thesis on Neolithic Italy' and 'Accidentally Digging Central America's Earliest Village', readers are transported to the desks, digs, and data-labs of the authors, learning the skills, tricks of the trade, and potential pit-falls of archaeological fieldwork and collections research. Case studies collectively span many regions, time periods, issues, methods, and materials. From the pre-Columbian Andes to Viking Age Iceland, North America to the Middle East, Medieval Ireland to remote north Australia, and Europe to Africa and India, Engaging Archaeology is packed with rich, first-hand source material.

Unique and thoughtful, Stephen W. Silliman's guide is an essential course book for early-stage researchers, advanced undergraduates, and new graduate students, as well as those teaching and mentoring. It will also be insightful and enjoyable reading for veteran archaeologists.

From the rear cover

With engaging chapters, such as 'How Not to Write a PhD Thesis: Some Real-Life Lessons from 1990s Michigan and Prehistoric Italy" and "Accidentally Digging Central America's Earliest Village", aspiring and established archaeologist readers are transported to the desks, digs, and data-labs of the authors, learning the skills, tricks of the trade, and potential pit-falls. Case studies collectively span many regions, time periods, issues, methods, and materials. From the pre-Columbian Andes to Viking Age Iceland, North America to the Middle East, Medieval Ireland to remote North Australia, and Europe to Africa and India, Engaging Archaeology is packed with rich, first-hand source material.

Details

Title Engaging Archaeology
Author Stephen W. Silliman (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Pages 288
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date 2018-02-21
Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
ISBN 9781119240518 / 1119240514
Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
Category Archaeology / Anthropology
Library of Congress subjects Excavations (Archaeology), Archaeologists
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2017030730
Dewey Decimal Code 930.1

About the author

Stephen W. Silliman is Professor - and current Department Chair - in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has conducted fieldwork in the Northeastern USA, the American West Coast, Bermuda, and Japan. His research interests focus on Native American history, colonialism and post-colonialism, identity, social and practice theories, collaborative research, and the politics of heritage.