The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology /
"With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, mate...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Publisher description Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms from 'amphora' to 'ziggurat,' and 'Beaker Culture' to 'molluscan analysis.' The dictionary focuses especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, and covers legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA. The archaeology of a section of key sites from around the world is also described." |
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| Physical Description: | x, 506 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0192116495 9780192116499 |