Archaeology

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Parcak, Sarah H. Satellite remote sensing for archaeology / Sarah H. Parcak. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-415-44877-2 (hardback : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-415-44878-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-203-88146-0 (ebook) 1. Archaeology--Remote sensing. 2. Imaging systems in archaeology. 3. Remote-sensing images 4. Archaeology--Fieldwork. 5. Excavations (Archaeology) 6. Historic sites--Conservation and restoration. 7. Antiquities--Collection and preservation. 8. Archaeology--Methodology. 9. Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects. 10. Archaeologists--Professional ethics. I. Title. CC76.4.P37 2009. 930.10285--dc22. 2008040045 more...

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From Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods , comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization that’s been hidden for thousands of years beneath the world’s oceans. more...

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This volume contains the contributions to the 1st International Workshop on the Restoration of Papyri, which was held in Leipzig in September 2006. It provides insights into everyday practices of restoration, exceptional works of restoration, the problems posed by the materials as well as those involved in removing them, and the dissolving of the cartonage of mummies. There are also papers on technical matters, as well as on the production of papyri and the techniques used in folding manuscripts. The documentation of restoration work, including the digitalization of objects and a new wet cleaning method, is also presented. more...

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In this fully revised and expanded edition of his seminal archaeological survey, David Phillipson presents a lucid, fully illustrated account of African prehistory, from the origins of humanity to the time of European colonisation, and demonstrates the relevance of archaeological research to an understanding of Africa today. more...

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This book addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, integrating an array of information from archaeology and other disciplines including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. - ;The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development. of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive. bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of fields. - more...

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