Archaeology in the Lowland American Tropics
Current Analytical Methods and Applications
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:25th May '95
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This volume explore problems faced by archaeologists in the difficult conditions of the lowland American tropics.
The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in difficult conditions, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume explore problems including site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts, and methods of analysis.The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in awkward terrain, in humid conditions where preservation is difficult, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume all have substantial experience in the region. Their essays explore problems of site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts and osteological and botanical remains, and methods of analysis. Specific technical innovations are discussed in relation to particular excavations.
"...offers a much-needed window on some of the most innovative work now being done in the lowland American tropics." Neil Lancelot Whitehead, American Anthropologist
ISBN: 9780521444866
Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
Weight: 730g
332 pages