This is a review of the field, laboratory and library research practices of archaeologists. Through case studies chosen from a wide range of time periods and locations, the text presents the discipline of archaeology-the ideas, methods, and practice-firmly within the context of world history. Crisp prose, lively illustrations and photographs, and special boxed inserts make Archaeology accessible to all introductory students. Adopted at over 250 colleges and universities. 2004.

Written both as a reference work for conservators who work with excavated materials and as an introduction to the subject for those training as archaeological conservators. A general survey of current processes and practice introduces individual chapters dealing in detail with agents of preservation and decay; techniques of conservation; silicaceous materials; metals; and organic materials.. List of organizations, training facilities and publications.1990, paper.